A blown led...
06-23-2004, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 9600baud
really?... so if i wired them in series if one blew it'd
eventually lead them all to blow... blergh okay thanks.
eventually lead them all to blow... blergh okay thanks.
Groan why can't schools teach the basics of electronics.
06-23-2004, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by axemansean
Um thats a basic concept of series. If one goes all go. You'd want a parallel combination.
Groan why can't schools teach the basics of electronics.
Groan why can't schools teach the basics of electronics.
06-23-2004, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 9600baud
bleh if you didnt want to help no one forced you to.
06-23-2004, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by axemansean
It wasn't geared towards you, just a general observation. Did you know 1 out of 3 kids can't tell you how to wire a household plug.
06-23-2004, 11:46 AM
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If you are running series it doesn't matter what the LED does. If it blows you lose all of them. You need to wire it in parallel. Also with parallel you don't need gobs of voltage because they all use the same voltage with the current being split up. Be careful as LEDs are super sensitive to current, they can take voltages to pretty high extremes. Most take only 25mA of max current.
06-23-2004, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by axemansean
If you are running series it doesn't matter what the LED does. If it blows you lose all of them. You need to wire it in parallel. Also with parallel you don't need gobs of voltage because they all use the same voltage with the current being split up. Be careful as LEDs are super sensitive to current, they can take voltages to pretty high extremes. Most take only 25mA of max current.