Hello All, Thank you for your responses, i used a 100 ohm 1/4 watt resistor. i'm using a 12v battery. It all seems to be working so far. Thank You & Go Instructables! Kinda sounds like a good cartoon superhero group.
That was maximum power dissipation, which from your previous comment you would have to infer was at 75mA forward current, so Vf= 80/75 = 1 ish volt....
ah, touche. Very few leds are that low...infrared?
Again, like you say - all depends on the voltage :D
b3v-250c googled gives me a first result of a 3-led array: http://www.bluemelon.com/measureexplorer/me-led-b3v-250c;jsessionid=9F6B2ACAD2F633CED212BB5C38A8436F#photo-92108/T800600
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11 years ago
Hello All,
Thank you for your responses, i used a 100 ohm 1/4 watt resistor.
i'm using a 12v battery.
It all seems to be working so far.
Thank You & Go Instructables!
Kinda sounds like a good cartoon superhero group.
11 years ago
forward power 80mw
forward current = 24mA
divide = 3.33 volts.
Answer 11 years ago
That was maximum power dissipation, which from your previous comment you would have to infer was at 75mA forward current, so Vf= 80/75 = 1 ish volt....
Too low IMHO - call it 1.2 V instead ?
Steve
Answer 11 years ago
ah, touche. Very few leds are that low...infrared?
Again, like you say - all depends on the voltage :D
b3v-250c googled gives me a first result of a 3-led array:
http://www.bluemelon.com/measureexplorer/me-led-b3v-250c;jsessionid=9F6B2ACAD2F633CED212BB5C38A8436F#photo-92108/T800600
Answer 11 years ago
You don't think this could have a resistor in it already do you ?
Answer 11 years ago
the 3 pack I found already does surely...otherwise it wouldn't be rated for 12v...
11 years ago
...and you don't wanna run them at 75mA or they will be sad very fast. 12- (3*3.33) = 2 volt drop / .024
83.3 "or next higher' ohms resistor.
it will draw 2v * .024a = .048Watts, or 1/20th watt. A very small power resistor would do.
Answer 11 years ago
Oops. Picked wrong line !
11 years ago
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