thinking of rigging up a simple ghetto indicator



this is what im thinking, tap power from the power line that leaves the boost switch,
which should only have power when the pump is running.

only question is, (im not so great with electronic schematics)
should i have the LED with power from that line, then ground? (as shown)
or is that going to short out the power to the pump?

 

i have my little ghetta led setup like that

 

thanks man. as long as it works and wont pop fuses etc.

all i needed to know

 

nope, wont short anything out with that

 

make sure you ground the led as well

 

well his schematic shows the led being grounded, but not the pump..

 

Um, make sure to use a 2k-ish resistor or your LED will work for about .005 seconds @ 12vdc or use an LED preloaded for 12vdc use...