I would like to produce an array of leds that stays lit as long as the power supply is running. Sounds easy enough.
I've procured a glorious bag of leds from the internet auction consortium.
I have my computer power supply with a +12v rail @ 28A. (to be honest, not a clue what I'm saying here, I just know it is knowledge that's probably required)
My bag of leds sits here taunting me, because I'm scared to death I'm going to fry something. Blame it on old age, when I was 13, this would not have been an issue.
So the bag of leds gives me one descriptor: input voltage +1.3V-1.6VDC.
I'm going to make a few assumptions:
8 * 1.5V = 12V
with this, I assume I can make children in groups of 8 and hook them to a parenting wire to hookup to the power supply lines without resistors. I've attached a picture with this concept, but in the grand scheme of things, there would be around 10 children all connected to the parent wire.
Is this going to work?
Thanks for preventing any potential fires, lost electrical equipment, or new orifices on my body!
I've procured a glorious bag of leds from the internet auction consortium.
I have my computer power supply with a +12v rail @ 28A. (to be honest, not a clue what I'm saying here, I just know it is knowledge that's probably required)
My bag of leds sits here taunting me, because I'm scared to death I'm going to fry something. Blame it on old age, when I was 13, this would not have been an issue.
So the bag of leds gives me one descriptor: input voltage +1.3V-1.6VDC.
I'm going to make a few assumptions:
8 * 1.5V = 12V
with this, I assume I can make children in groups of 8 and hook them to a parenting wire to hookup to the power supply lines without resistors. I've attached a picture with this concept, but in the grand scheme of things, there would be around 10 children all connected to the parent wire.
Is this going to work?
Thanks for preventing any potential fires, lost electrical equipment, or new orifices on my body!
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