I am about to finish my project, which is a night vision camera. I removed the IR filter from a digital camera, and now I need to make some IR light panel. I bought a torch with 9 LEDs for long range, and i want to make a LED panel for spread lighting. I have very basic knowledge about electronics, my plan was to simply weld all LEDs in parallel, and power them with a battery. I searched for DIY LED panel instructions, and although it makes sense, I became a bit confused after I saw that everybody uses resistors in their projects. The circuit board in the torch had only 9 LEDs on it, nothing else. I guess i will leave it just like that, but id like to do a better work on the panel if needed. Are resistors needed for safety reasons? Or they prolong LED life? I attached an image with the planned panel (48 LEDs), and the specification of my IR LEDs. I planned to power them with one non-rechargeable AA battery. Do you have any suggestions?
Forward Voltage : 1.5v - 1.6v
Forward Current : 60mA
Forward Voltage : 1.5v - 1.6v
Forward Current : 60mA
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