Help! diagram for LED, Resistors, batt and power socket

[asmiroth]

good day everyone


could someone please help or give me a wiring diagram on how to put the Resistors, LED, and Power Socket?

here's what i'm planning (Please refer to the pictures):

1.) LED for "A/B Switch" which should be like when i press the a/b button, the Green LED goes on which indicates it's in loop B then when pressed again, Yellow LED is turned ON and activates Loop A

2.) LED for "Both Switch" which when i press is that it Red LED turns on and activates both loops, and when pressed again light turns off.



here's the diagram which i needs to add details on LED, resistor, battery and power wirings.

thanks in advance!.

[maarten]

You use the connections in the centre of both switches for the leds - the ones that are not connected yet. On the first switch the centre pole is connected to the power (9 volts?) the top pole on this switch is connected to a resistor, the resistor to the red led end at the other side to ground.

On the second switch power again on the centre pole, the top pole connected to a resistor and the yellow led (and then to ground), the lower pole is connected to a resistor and the red led and then to ground.
Maarten

[asmiroth]

You use the connections in the centre of both switches for the leds - the ones that are not connected yet. On the first switch the centre pole is connected to the power (9 volts?) the top pole on this switch is connected to a resistor, the resistor to the red led end at the other side to ground.

On the second switch power again on the centre pole, the top pole connected to a resistor and the yellow led (and then to ground), the lower pole is connected to a resistor and the red led and then to ground.
Maarten

thanks!

is this correct?
i dont' know what value of the resistor should i put though, and where to put the groundings too..

[deadastronaut]

4.7k on the resistors....should do the trick...

[MikeH]

You know, i was just taking a look at this doodle again.  In the "Both" function, the 2 loops are going to be in parallel, not series.  That might not be what you want.  For instance, if you had a distortion in one loop, and a chorus in the other, when the switch is set to "both" you'll be hearing a mix of distortion and clean chorus guitar.  Which can sound cool, but it's probably not what you're after, and you'd have to buffer the loops to get this to sound right.

I think what you probably want is the 2 loops in series, and there's no way to do that and have a "both" function without relays.  You should do as someone else suggested and build 2 independent loops, and put the switches close enough together that you can switch both at the same time if needed.  Unless you want to start learning about relay switching, that is 

[asmiroth]

You know, i was just taking a look at this doodle again.  In the "Both" function, the 2 loops are going to be in parallel, not series.  That might not be what you want.  For instance, if you had a distortion in one loop, and a chorus in the other, when the switch is set to "both" you'll be hearing a mix of distortion and clean chorus guitar.  Which can sound cool, but it's probably not what you're after, and you'd have to buffer the loops to get this to sound right.

I think what you probably want is the 2 loops in series, and there's no way to do that and have a "both" function without relays.  You should do as someone else suggested and build 2 independent loops, and put the switches close enough together that you can switch both at the same time if needed.  Unless you want to start learning about relay switching, that is  

oh so what you're saying is that when i activate both it wont give me the distorted chorus thing... but rather a clean chorus and a distortion?
and it won't give me the A+B function?

[asmiroth]

could someone tell if there's anything wrong with the diagram?

everyone is open for suggestions.. thanks

[MikeH]

oh so what you're saying is that when i activate both it wont give me the distorted chorus thing... but rather a clean chorus and a distortion?

Right, you'll be hearing each loop independently (in this case a chorus and a distortion separatey, but together), not mixed together the way you would if you just had a distortion and a chorus plugged in.  When effects are in series (which is their usual intended use) they interact with each other.  In parallel they do their own thing, and you hear a mix of them.  Almost as if you played 2 separate tracks and mixed them together.

and it won't give me the A+B function?

If by A+B you mean the 2 loops in series, then no.