I Need to find the right mosfet

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Notlad08

Joined Jan 28, 2018
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i want to create a circuit that will be able to drive 3.2v 8w leds that's powered by 12vdc that is controlled by an attiny84 but i don't know what kind of switch to use
 

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Notlad08

Joined Jan 28, 2018
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thanks. I want to drive 4 SST-50-W40S-F21-H3500 if that's even posible. I'm new to electronics and stuff like this
 
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ericgibbs

Joined Jan 29, 2010
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hi,
Three off 3.2Vled would been easy to put in series, ie: 9.6V at 2.5A, with a 1R , 15Watt resistor.

Using four led's would mean two chains of 6.4V each with its series resistor, dropping 5.6V

A MOSFET rated at 8Amps with a Vgs voltage of 1Volt would be suitable for driving two parallel chains.

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ericgibbs

Joined Jan 29, 2010
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A N MOSFET rated at least 5Amps and 25V would be OK.
Does the tiny84 output 5V signal levels.? If yes, the FET should have that low Vgs specification.
Series resistor to drop 5.6V at 2.5A , 2.5R at 10Watts

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Toughtool

Joined Aug 11, 2008
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You can use the FQP30N06L, as I use in this schematic to drive a clock coil. It has a low gate voltage and will turn on between 1 and 2.5 volts, will control about 35 amps and operate with Source to drain voltage up to 60 volts. The 3.3 volt logic levels from my Raspberry pi zero W drives it fine. The LED and limiting resistor is not required, its just to see if the output is active. The gate can be connected directly to the output pin of your device. Joe
 
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