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| BobA:
--- Quote from: RoyalScam on September 07, 2010, 10:34:50 pm ---Just my .02; @BobA --- Quote ---but the multiple leds should not have the vertical connection on each pair. --- End quote --- These are needed to protect the low inverse voltage of the LEDs as long as one led is conducting, the other in the antiparallel configuration will be spared. Also a resistor with a value of at least 1 meg and a voltage rating of 250 to 350 volts(dependent on line voltage) should be placed across the ac line to discharge the capacitor in this circuit when power is removed. But I gotta tell ya, this circuit kinda creeps me out. I wouldn't even breadboard this without an isolation transformer, and I bet without one, it'd cause 120hz buzz in any audio circuits placed nearby. Regards, Scam --- End quote --- Wow learn something new every day. It does look creepy the way it was drawn so I will not be trying it any time soon because I cannot see clearly how it works. BobA |
| Beley:
--- Quote from: drventure on September 07, 2010, 10:08:42 pm ---Sorry, yes, it's the led out of those fake tea light LED candles. They flicker by themselves, you basically just hook em up like a regular LED. Very cool effect to embed them into other stuff. --- End quote --- Since these were orignally using batteries, have you thought about wireing up some batteries? AA batteries have about 10x to 40x the capacity of the coin/button cells that these lights usall come with. |
| drventure:
Yeah, actually, I had originally considered that, but I wanted them to come on only when the light was on. Otherwise, i'd have to have a second switch somewhere, which wouldn't be tough, but. Well, I guess I'm just being picky :) Plus I already have one of those "touch sensor" dimmer gizmo's (i'd bought for my arcade cab but didn't/couldn't use it) so I thought I'd wire that in to make it a touch lamp too. |
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