Hi All,
I am relativity new to tinkering with electronics and was recently given a constant voltage LED Driver that has a 12VDC 1A output. I want to use it to make a small project on my breadboard, but after reading lots of information about LED drivers I think I am confusing myself more than learning.
My questions are: Is a 12VDC constant voltage Driver like a power supply in that if wanted to hook up a single 3.2v 20mA LED to it could I use the correct current limiting resistor and not harm anything? I did the math and in this scenario I got a 440ohm resistor.
If this is ok to do, could I hook up more LEDS with individual switches and be able to switch on more than one on at a time as long as I don't exceed the 1A limit of the driver?
Hope my questions make since and someone can help. Thanks
I am relativity new to tinkering with electronics and was recently given a constant voltage LED Driver that has a 12VDC 1A output. I want to use it to make a small project on my breadboard, but after reading lots of information about LED drivers I think I am confusing myself more than learning.
My questions are: Is a 12VDC constant voltage Driver like a power supply in that if wanted to hook up a single 3.2v 20mA LED to it could I use the correct current limiting resistor and not harm anything? I did the math and in this scenario I got a 440ohm resistor.
If this is ok to do, could I hook up more LEDS with individual switches and be able to switch on more than one on at a time as long as I don't exceed the 1A limit of the driver?
Hope my questions make since and someone can help. Thanks