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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.

--- End quote ---

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.


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