wire a new HD led?

[huypham]

My current setup is an Atlas 10K2 (I LOVE THIS GUY) and a 75GXP, now i only get to use one HD led.. so my questions are simple:

can i wire both up by splicing the wires?
and could i possibly use one LED that changed colors depending on which HD was being used?

Thanks
huy

 

[Killbat]

DO NOT wire them together. Bad idea.
That dual color LED idea is cool, however. If you find an LED that has three leads (ground, red+, green+), wire the two HDDs grounds together (grounds only! don't connect the signal lines!), then run the signal from one drive to red, the other to green.
BTW, red+green in LEDs typically yields yellow/amber. I like that dual color idea so much I might do it myself!

[edit] Try to find THIS at your local Radio Shack. If you can't find one in town, order from DigiKey.

 

[CTho9305]

if you only want one single-color LED, you'll need the functional equivalent of an OR gate... or at least some diodes. two diodes might work (one on the cable from each drive)

 

[huypham]

awww man... thats an awesome point... it'll be nice to see the amber sometimes =). Guess i'll be dropping by Radio Shack...

 

[huypham]

yeah... i was thinking something would be required... not a good idea to wire both up when both send a signal at the same time.

 

[Evadman]

Hmm... anyone remember those free LED's from Lumex in hot deals? Got a few 3 lead LED's in there. Have them in my case. so cool...

Sorry, kinda off topic hehe