I want to make an LED timing light like those that are used to set the ignition timing on an engine with a spark plug.
I need to be able to delay the flash of the light from 0 degrees to 720 degrees of crankshaft revolution so that I can video what is happening to mechanisms on an engine while it is running without using a high speed camera.
The engine will be running up to 8,000 RPM. I have found an example of a circuit that can do what I need but it only provides enough current for 1 LED. https://www.edn.com/design/other/4313346/LED-strobe-has-independent-delay-and-duration
This is great but I need to be able to run many LEDs, 100 would be ideal.
My best guess about how to do this is to make the entire circuit in parallel 100 times but I guess there must be a better way to do it.
If anyone has a better idea, please suggest it.
Thank You.
I need to be able to delay the flash of the light from 0 degrees to 720 degrees of crankshaft revolution so that I can video what is happening to mechanisms on an engine while it is running without using a high speed camera.
The engine will be running up to 8,000 RPM. I have found an example of a circuit that can do what I need but it only provides enough current for 1 LED. https://www.edn.com/design/other/4313346/LED-strobe-has-independent-delay-and-duration
This is great but I need to be able to run many LEDs, 100 would be ideal.
My best guess about how to do this is to make the entire circuit in parallel 100 times but I guess there must be a better way to do it.
If anyone has a better idea, please suggest it.
Thank You.