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Offline decy90

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LED pricing
« on: December 17, 2007, 02:28:02 PM »
Ok im just wondering how much exactly do you guys pay for your 0603 SMD(SMT) LEDs. Im looking at a pack of 20 ultra bright blue ones and the price is £3.49 with £0.49 for P+P.   
What do you guys think and will i get them any cheaper?

Also do i need to run resistors with the LEDs? if so in series or parallel.. ?where can i get suitable resistors?

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Re: LED pricing
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2007, 02:39:23 PM »
That sounds good for pricing.Best to wire in parallel, and if your wiring to more than 3.3V use a 10ohm resistor.

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Re: LED pricing
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2007, 02:57:45 PM »
That sounds good for pricing.Best to wire in parallel, and if your wiring to more than 3.3V use a 10ohm resistor.

ok cool thanks... do you know where i can get them? any links would be helpful  :) (i am putting the LEDs in my DS so im not sure what exact type of resistor i need other than values for it)

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Re: LED pricing
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2007, 03:04:57 PM »
You can get resistors at pretty much any electronics store.Just get 10ohm ones,you won't need anything higher.You probably won't even need them since your using blue leds.

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Re: LED pricing
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2007, 03:09:52 PM »
ok thanks, ill get my LEDs put in when they are delivered and hopefully get a pic posted of the end product. How many can you put in before they get really dim?

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Re: LED pricing
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2007, 03:15:35 PM »
As many as you want.They are all getting the same amount of power when wired in parallel. It just drains the battery faster with more.

 

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