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other leds?
« on: March 09, 2008, 11:18:57 AM »
hi guys, just wondering what is the second smallest leds after 0603 leds as i find them to hard to solder to, and if i buy a different kind of led, will a 10ohm resistor be ok for it?
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Re: other leds?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2008, 11:21:51 AM »
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Re: other leds?
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2008, 11:44:50 AM »
get 0805, they are bigger and VERY easy to solder and you can still use them perfectly (i even used them for the led swap mod)

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Re: other leds?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 03:23:27 AM »
0805 and 15 ohm should work ok

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Re: other leds?
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2008, 10:55:11 AM »
thanks for they replys guys, ive ordered some 0805 leds today, and another question lol, i tried soldering some 0603 leds today following lordnicos tutorial, and after soldering them to a wire, i jus put the wires into the psp battery, and they just burn out, tried with 2 and they just burn out?
thanks for your help :)

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Re: other leds?
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2008, 12:19:53 PM »
thanks for they replys guys, ive ordered some 0805 leds today, and another question lol, i tried soldering some 0603 leds today following lordnicos tutorial, and after soldering them to a wire, i jus put the wires into the psp battery, and they just burn out, tried with 2 and they just burn out?
thanks for your help :)
the battery has too high voltage for them! You have to chceck the maximum voltage you can apply to your leds otherwise they will immediately burn out

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Re: other leds?
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2008, 11:18:56 PM »
dude the battery has got to much voltage and also packs 1AMP thro them!!!, i mean leds are only surposed to run with 20mah let alone 1AMP!!! of course they are gona burn themself's silly unless you add a resistor :taunt:
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Re: other leds?
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2008, 12:15:21 AM »
once i connect a 0603 to a 9v lol and the LED smoked and smelled really bad.

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Re: other leds?
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2008, 12:33:30 AM »
once i connect a 0603 to a 9v lol and the LED smoked and smelled really bad.

lol, that must have been one of ur brighter ideas  :taunt: , I attached a 0603 to a power surply that i didn't know was set one 16v and 2Amps!!! it didn't even flash just sorta heated up and smoked :cry2:
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Re: other leds?
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2008, 12:56:15 AM »
once i connect a 0603 to a 9v lol and the LED smoked and smelled really bad.
doesnt sound good.

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Re: other leds?
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2008, 12:53:13 PM »
One day I was just playing with a couple different LEDs I had.  I don't remember what I connected one of them to but it glowed orange, different than it's normal color, and made a kind of whining sound before it exploded..... Good thing I had safety glasses on, a small piece hit them and melted on.  :boxed:

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Re: other leds?
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2008, 02:20:19 PM »
One day I was just playing with a couple different LEDs I had.  I don't remember what I connected one of them to but it glowed orange, different than it's normal color, and made a kind of whining sound before it exploded..... Good thing I had safety glasses on, a small piece hit them and melted on.  :boxed:
wow lucky man, once i had a 10mm super strong led and accidentaly connected it to a BIT too strong power source (a big rechargable battery that i took out of huge RC car :laughing:) and the led caught fire inside! Lucklily it didnt explode

 

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