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whammoed:
Resistors are in for 12 volt version. Will assemble asap.
whammoed:
Thanks for the orders so far.
**For now I simply have shipping defaulted to $5. For orders outside the US please add $3 when checking out. Sorry for the inconvenience, I will look into getting shipping sorted when I have a chance.
quarterback:
Mine were just delivered. I had forgotten that I ordered 5volt, so I appreciate the fact you marked that on the baggies, otherwise I might have 12-volted them accidentally. DOH!
I have a 12v wall wart that I was going to use to test these, so I just need to go through my box of electrical stuff to come up with a 5v solution just to take some test pics (my cab doesn't have a power supply in it yet)
I'll try and dig up a 5volt supply but I was just curious: for testing purposes, could I get away with three AA batteries just to light a couple of these up?
I'll get to them tonight and take some pics
Thanks whammoed!
whammoed:
***Be careful when using a walwart***
I grabbed a "5volt" one to test with. Luckily I checked it with my multimeter first. It was putting out over 9 volts! That would have been a waste of LEDs.
Three AA batteries in series would be 4.5 volts. I would think they would light up but I doubt they would have their intended brightness.
Glad to see they made it there so fast. Thanks!
quarterback:
--- Quote from: whammoed on March 08, 2006, 11:23:51 am ---***Be careful when using a walwart***
I grabbed a "5volt" one to test with. Luckily I checked it with my multimeter first. It was putting out over 9 volts!
--- End quote ---
Absolutely. Somewhere I have one of those multi voltage wall warts where you can switch the output voltage. It was off by 2 to 6 volts depending on which setting you put it on. I was looking for 12 volts and had to use the 9volt setting to get the 12v.
--- Quote ---Three AA batteries in series would be 4.5 volts. I would think they would light up but I doubt they would have their intended brightness
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I figured it'd be close enough to get a good idea, but having never dealt with a home-rolled LED setup, I wasn't sure how much of a difference the .5v would make. We'll see what I can round up this evening.
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