@inq Oh no! :) Well, I'll have them in opal diffusers, so at least they wont fall completely down and it will be an easy fix :)

@hilldweller Hehe, yeah!I'll be sure to check it out. The car is electric so the exhaust will not be a problem, but yes, I have seen the values fluctu...

@inq I'm guilty of that too, but this time I wanted to document the process both for myself, and also so that any errors are easily pinpointed! :)

Thank you everyone in this thread! 😊 I will start a project thread so I can get more specific input. Now I don't think I am going to learn to solder...

@davee Thank you so much for this informative answer! I'll keep this in mind going forward, and yes, I have indeed had those flashes happen! This expl...

@will To be fair, I completely understand the sentiment. I think my post was just written in a rush, so I didn't get to express the ways I have approa...

@robotbuilder I did use an example sketch first and then modified it, but I must have somehow modified away the pinOut. It now works as expected an...

I must have forgotten the pinMode for some reason. It works without a resistor with this simple code: void setup() { // put your setup code here,...

@will Now this is why I am here! 😊 I did not realize I needed anything more. I did try a resistor of 220 between source and ground, but that just m...

@hilldweller 8A28RL P30N06LE

It's crazy busy for me right now, but I wanted to drop by and say thank you very much for the pictures, analogies, and deeper discussions. It has been...

Thank you for all the answers! That last link looks very cool, I will check it out tomorrow 😊