Hello,
I am new to this forum and have little experience with electronics, so I apologize if this seems stupid/obvious in advance.
I am interested in knowing if there is anyway one can power on one led, while turning another on off in the same circuit, using a triggering device. The trigger or switch is wired to the second led (the one initially off which I want to turn on, having the other then turn off) when the switch closes and completes the circuit for the second led
I am running the leds in parallel, using 9V (both having a forward drop of 3.2V) and maintaining 1000mA current, using a power NFET, NPN transistor, and appropriate resistors. I have been able to obtain the desired result (of turning on the one led and off the other when the trigger closes the circuit) by using a phototransistor, which turns off the first led, when the second comes on, but am interested to know if there is an easier/better way.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
I am new to this forum and have little experience with electronics, so I apologize if this seems stupid/obvious in advance.
I am interested in knowing if there is anyway one can power on one led, while turning another on off in the same circuit, using a triggering device. The trigger or switch is wired to the second led (the one initially off which I want to turn on, having the other then turn off) when the switch closes and completes the circuit for the second led
I am running the leds in parallel, using 9V (both having a forward drop of 3.2V) and maintaining 1000mA current, using a power NFET, NPN transistor, and appropriate resistors. I have been able to obtain the desired result (of turning on the one led and off the other when the trigger closes the circuit) by using a phototransistor, which turns off the first led, when the second comes on, but am interested to know if there is an easier/better way.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated