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Superbright led's is there a guide on wiring and what i need to do?
Marky_1979:
I have bought some superbright led's from e-bay in the hope of lighting my coin door and trackball red for the door and blue for the ball. I have a spare psu form an old pc and was thinking of using that to power the lights.
Now not know ing anything about wiring i was wondering where to start and what consideration i have to take into account i know nothing of electronics and wouldnt even know which wires to use or what to do with them.
So i guess im asking for an idiots guide to this problem. Pics would be very helpfull.
Many thanks - Marky :)
DaemonCollector:
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/led/index.shtml
FractalWalk:
The Oscar tutorial is pretty advanced as it has you making your own circuit boards. Try this one for beginner's.
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html
The main issue is that you will need to add a resistor to your LED so that it doesn't blow up. There is a calculator in that link to determine what ohm resistor to use depending on what voltage your power supply is and what voltage your LEDs can handle (i.e. what color/type they are).
namedos:
Here is another site that does a good job of explaining what you need to do to set it up. Check out the link for coin doors.
http://www.joelsgadgets.com/
GameOver:
--- Quote from: FractalWalk on February 11, 2005, 12:17:37 pm ---
The main issue is that you will need to add a resistor to your LED so that it doesn't blow up.
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Now, I'm not an electrician, but - my super bright LED's are 12v, just like the yellow wire from my computer's power supply. Marky - you didn't say what the power requirement was for your lights. If they match your power supply, I don't see the need for resistors. I didn't need 'em, and you might not either.