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How to add power-LED to my small amplifier?


How can I effectively reduce the voltage needed to activate a transistor?Is this 12 volt LED circuit correct?Using a 1.5V battery to increase the voltage from a headphone jack so it can switch a transistor at lower volumesHow would you increase voltage to drive an LED yet also keep it limited?Add a status LED to an existing deviceHow do I shine an LED when a PIR detects movement but keep it shining until a reset button is pressed?On/Off toggle with delay using bi-color ledSwitching two leds using transistor where one power feed still has small current present in off positionLED Driver Rsense valuesTransistors as Switch and Amp to control LED strip






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I have a simple PAM8403 that I use to amplify sound,



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The volume switch also works as power-off, if I slide it all the way down it makes a click and its off.



My girlfriend is the user of this device and she often forgets to turn it off because its easy to overlook, therefore I want to add a LED that lights up when its on and off when its off.



How would I go about customizing it to achieve that?










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    So you need to detect when two pins of a variable resistor have near-zero voltage between them? And the existing voltage will be the audio signal. I'd impose a DC current (assuming the downstream amplifier can accept a (tiny) DC input, and then monitor the voltage for the presence and absence of any DC.
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I have a simple PAM8403 that I use to amplify sound,



enter image description here



The volume switch also works as power-off, if I slide it all the way down it makes a click and its off.



My girlfriend is the user of this device and she often forgets to turn it off because its easy to overlook, therefore I want to add a LED that lights up when its on and off when its off.



How would I go about customizing it to achieve that?










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    So you need to detect when two pins of a variable resistor have near-zero voltage between them? And the existing voltage will be the audio signal. I'd impose a DC current (assuming the downstream amplifier can accept a (tiny) DC input, and then monitor the voltage for the presence and absence of any DC.
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I have a simple PAM8403 that I use to amplify sound,



enter image description here



The volume switch also works as power-off, if I slide it all the way down it makes a click and its off.



My girlfriend is the user of this device and she often forgets to turn it off because its easy to overlook, therefore I want to add a LED that lights up when its on and off when its off.



How would I go about customizing it to achieve that?










share|improve this question









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I have a simple PAM8403 that I use to amplify sound,



enter image description here



The volume switch also works as power-off, if I slide it all the way down it makes a click and its off.



My girlfriend is the user of this device and she often forgets to turn it off because its easy to overlook, therefore I want to add a LED that lights up when its on and off when its off.



How would I go about customizing it to achieve that?







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    So you need to detect when two pins of a variable resistor have near-zero voltage between them? And the existing voltage will be the audio signal. I'd impose a DC current (assuming the downstream amplifier can accept a (tiny) DC input, and then monitor the voltage for the presence and absence of any DC.
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So you need to detect when two pins of a variable resistor have near-zero voltage between them? And the existing voltage will be the audio signal. I'd impose a DC current (assuming the downstream amplifier can accept a (tiny) DC input, and then monitor the voltage for the presence and absence of any DC.
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So you need to detect when two pins of a variable resistor have near-zero voltage between them? And the existing voltage will be the audio signal. I'd impose a DC current (assuming the downstream amplifier can accept a (tiny) DC input, and then monitor the voltage for the presence and absence of any DC.
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Measure the supply voltage pin of the PAM8403. The supply voltage should be switched on and off the switch. You can just solder an LED with a resistor in series from this pin to GND.
Depending on the color of your LED you have to choose the correct resistor.






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    If you look at the back of your amplifier board you will see you can pick up the power on the switch.



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    The Black arrow points to the switched +5V



    You would connect your LED as follows:





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      Measure the supply voltage pin of the PAM8403. The supply voltage should be switched on and off the switch. You can just solder an LED with a resistor in series from this pin to GND.
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        Measure the supply voltage pin of the PAM8403. The supply voltage should be switched on and off the switch. You can just solder an LED with a resistor in series from this pin to GND.
        Depending on the color of your LED you have to choose the correct resistor.






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          Measure the supply voltage pin of the PAM8403. The supply voltage should be switched on and off the switch. You can just solder an LED with a resistor in series from this pin to GND.
          Depending on the color of your LED you have to choose the correct resistor.






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          Measure the supply voltage pin of the PAM8403. The supply voltage should be switched on and off the switch. You can just solder an LED with a resistor in series from this pin to GND.
          Depending on the color of your LED you have to choose the correct resistor.







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              If you look at the back of your amplifier board you will see you can pick up the power on the switch.



              enter image description here



              The Black arrow points to the switched +5V



              You would connect your LED as follows:





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              simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab






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                If you look at the back of your amplifier board you will see you can pick up the power on the switch.



                enter image description here



                The Black arrow points to the switched +5V



                You would connect your LED as follows:





                schematic





                simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab






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                  If you look at the back of your amplifier board you will see you can pick up the power on the switch.



                  enter image description here



                  The Black arrow points to the switched +5V



                  You would connect your LED as follows:





                  schematic





                  simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab






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                  If you look at the back of your amplifier board you will see you can pick up the power on the switch.



                  enter image description here



                  The Black arrow points to the switched +5V



                  You would connect your LED as follows:





                  schematic





                  simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab







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