Ok, so I'm pretty clueless when it comes to wiring/circuits and whatnot. I'm trying to make an LED hula hoop and I got all the supplies except for the resistors. I've used the resistor calculator but I don't know if I'm using a series or parallel circuit and how many LEDs to put that I am using since i'm using all different colors with different voltages. I'll give you some background of my supplies:
3.7V Li-ion 18650 battery 2200mah
22ga speaker wire
LED's in the hoop:
*4 red - 2V
*4 orange - 2.2V
*4 yellow - 2.2V
*4 green - 3.2V
*4 blue - 3.2V
*4 UV - 3.2V
*4 pink - 3.5V
-These LEDs are all 5mm and the current should be 25mA. (I'm not sure if that's the requred current but that was he example given in the chart off the ebay store I bought them from). Here is a link to the page that shows the technical details of each color LED this seller has: http://cgi.ebay.com/100-x-5mm-round-Red-LED-superbright-Lamp-Bulb-light-/120498209017?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c0e40c0f9 (just for reference if anyone wants it - scroll about 1/3 of the way down to see the table).
I have done HEAVY research on how to make a hula hoop but nobody that has given tutorials on how to has explained the basics on how to make a circuit. I've seen some use resistors, some not use them. I am assuming I am using a series circuit, because the wire goes from one LED to the next until it all wraps back around the battery. But, how do I figure out the resistors?
Thank you so much for any and all help
3.7V Li-ion 18650 battery 2200mah
22ga speaker wire
LED's in the hoop:
*4 red - 2V
*4 orange - 2.2V
*4 yellow - 2.2V
*4 green - 3.2V
*4 blue - 3.2V
*4 UV - 3.2V
*4 pink - 3.5V
-These LEDs are all 5mm and the current should be 25mA. (I'm not sure if that's the requred current but that was he example given in the chart off the ebay store I bought them from). Here is a link to the page that shows the technical details of each color LED this seller has: http://cgi.ebay.com/100-x-5mm-round-Red-LED-superbright-Lamp-Bulb-light-/120498209017?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c0e40c0f9 (just for reference if anyone wants it - scroll about 1/3 of the way down to see the table).
I have done HEAVY research on how to make a hula hoop but nobody that has given tutorials on how to has explained the basics on how to make a circuit. I've seen some use resistors, some not use them. I am assuming I am using a series circuit, because the wire goes from one LED to the next until it all wraps back around the battery. But, how do I figure out the resistors?
Thank you so much for any and all help