Hello again,
From your drawing it looks as if you can use a circuit with a PNP transistor instead of an NPN. The PNP emitter would be connected to V+ and the collector to the top of the LEDs. The base would connect through the current limiting resistor and to the cathode of the zener. The zener anode would connect to ground.
Do you want to try this circuit instead?
From your drawing it looks as if you can use a circuit with a PNP transistor instead of an NPN. The PNP emitter would be connected to V+ and the collector to the top of the LEDs. The base would connect through the current limiting resistor and to the cathode of the zener. The zener anode would connect to ground.
Do you want to try this circuit instead?