6v Startup Light run on GPIO Pin?

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Hi all,

Been playing with Volumio on a Pi 4 B, and it’s been great so far!

I’d like to run a panel light with a 6v bayonet-style LED bulb as the “On” light - i.e., it turns on when Volumio starts, and turns off on shutdown. I don’t want to run it on one of the 5v pins, because then it’s always on as long as the Pi has power, regardless of what Volumio is doing.

Is there a good way to do this using a GPIO pin and the plugin? Do I need a converter inbetween the pin and the bulb?

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Depends on the current rating of your bayonet style LED. There are also bayonet LEDS that can run on 3.3V, so you can use a GPIO port. The max current for a GPIO is 16mA.