Newbie here with a few question.
Being a Machinist I manufactured new landscape lights out of some 3 x 3 x 1/4 wall aluminum tube(pic attached) a few years ago. I was tired of spending a ton of money on c**p that would only last a year or two before they fell apart, and the kids with balls etc.So i figured a nice simple newbie project. Ive
It is a 12 volt system, i think the power supply is rated for like 200 watts or so. not 100% sure.
I was thinking of a small board with im thinking between 4 and 8 LED's (id like them pretty bright as i have no street lights by the house) my resistors and some sort of plug to attach to main line. Im guessing i should seal the board and all with silicon or something( any ideas on that) or will silicon work?
Also i know that negitive and positive really dose not matter with the standard landscape bulb so how would that work.Do i need to put some other component like diode or compositor etc?
Do i need to build something at the beginning by the power supply?
Also any anyone suggest some good books for a newbie.
Thanks for your help.
Being a Machinist I manufactured new landscape lights out of some 3 x 3 x 1/4 wall aluminum tube(pic attached) a few years ago. I was tired of spending a ton of money on c**p that would only last a year or two before they fell apart, and the kids with balls etc.So i figured a nice simple newbie project. Ive
It is a 12 volt system, i think the power supply is rated for like 200 watts or so. not 100% sure.
I was thinking of a small board with im thinking between 4 and 8 LED's (id like them pretty bright as i have no street lights by the house) my resistors and some sort of plug to attach to main line. Im guessing i should seal the board and all with silicon or something( any ideas on that) or will silicon work?
Also i know that negitive and positive really dose not matter with the standard landscape bulb so how would that work.Do i need to put some other component like diode or compositor etc?
Do i need to build something at the beginning by the power supply?
Also any anyone suggest some good books for a newbie.
Thanks for your help.
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