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Hi folks,
I've got an electronics-ish question to ask:
I'm building that 2-level station I was talking about before. Looks
nice, IMHO. But there's going to be a problem when I'm done: the
back area of the lower level is simply going to be too dark. I'd
like to light it, but Lego wheat bulb lights are pathetically dim.
So I'm thinking of buying a bunch of high-intensity white or light
blue LEDs from one of those Queen St. electronics operations. The
idea would be to wire them to a battery pack, or ideally a regulator
(to save on batteries). Then I can tuck them up out of sight in the
ceiling, and the back platform will be nicely lit.
Now how do I go about figuring out how to wire them? Series?
Parallel? How many can / should I put on a single 9v pack? Or
should I forgo Lego entirely and use a 4.5v pack? What stats
do I need to know about the LEDs before I make these decisions?
Do I need to throw a resistor into the mix?
Jeff E
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| (...) Hi Jeff, to answer the question with exact detail, I would need to know who many LED you want to put, and what is the typical voltage drop and current of the LEDs. typicaly put them in serie with a resistor. ---|>---|>----|>---/\/\/\---- LED (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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