Hi folks
I have 3 young kids all with special needs
Twin boys aged 7 both autistic and adhd
Daughter aged 12 with adhd
One of my sons is also non verbal and gets immensly frustrated not being able to tell us what he wants andbgets bored very very quickly which normally ends up with both myself and my wife getting bitten / nipped / scrabbed / slapped etc...
My wife is only 48 and this has led to her having 2 strokes recently due to the stress.
I woyld love to build hom an electronic sensory box all housed within a 380mm x 300mm x 160mm plastic adapatble box with 4 recesessed screws powered by an a23 battery inside it.
Basically i will drill the lid of the box to hold 6 diff coloured 5mm leds and rocker and toggle switches hence whem he flicks a switch the led lights up.
My problem is i know nothing about electronics i have all the bits that have been donated to me but im crap at maths as i believe i need to wire a resister to the anode of each led to drop the voltage to 2v each 6 x 2=12v
I was also donated a 12v 20amp toggle switch well 2 of them but will the a23 power these?
To be honest ive been reading about series and paralell wiring but its double dutch.
Any advice very greatfully received and soory to be a pain but im urgently trying to get this built.
Many thanks in advance
Best Regards
Glenn.
I have 3 young kids all with special needs
Twin boys aged 7 both autistic and adhd
Daughter aged 12 with adhd
One of my sons is also non verbal and gets immensly frustrated not being able to tell us what he wants andbgets bored very very quickly which normally ends up with both myself and my wife getting bitten / nipped / scrabbed / slapped etc...
My wife is only 48 and this has led to her having 2 strokes recently due to the stress.
I woyld love to build hom an electronic sensory box all housed within a 380mm x 300mm x 160mm plastic adapatble box with 4 recesessed screws powered by an a23 battery inside it.
Basically i will drill the lid of the box to hold 6 diff coloured 5mm leds and rocker and toggle switches hence whem he flicks a switch the led lights up.
My problem is i know nothing about electronics i have all the bits that have been donated to me but im crap at maths as i believe i need to wire a resister to the anode of each led to drop the voltage to 2v each 6 x 2=12v
I was also donated a 12v 20amp toggle switch well 2 of them but will the a23 power these?
To be honest ive been reading about series and paralell wiring but its double dutch.
Any advice very greatfully received and soory to be a pain but im urgently trying to get this built.
Many thanks in advance
Best Regards
Glenn.