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Question regarding Sound reactive led/resistor
« on: June 02, 2008, 02:29:43 PM »
i wanna know something, did u guyz use 1/2 watt/ or 1/4 watts?

cuz i use 1/4 watt resistor 30k/191k and it barely flash
maybe cuz the application requires 1/2watt resistors ?

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Re: Question regarding Sound reactive led/resistor
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2008, 05:43:07 PM »
that really doesn't matter wat matters is the mcd on the leds
go with 150mcd for average and 400+mcd for crazy bright like me lol  :tup:

hope this helps

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Re: Question regarding Sound reactive led/resistor
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2008, 06:29:48 PM »
that really doesn't matter wat matters is the mcd on the leds
go with 150mcd for average and 400+mcd for crazy bright like me lol  :tup:

hope this helps

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Re: Question regarding Sound reactive led/resistor
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2008, 08:13:04 PM »
ya go to ebay and get some high mcd ones mouser aint got any good mcd's so don't even bother and if u want to use paypal unique-leds.com is good to

and wat is so bad bout being GHETTO :eyebrow: jk well hope this helps some more  :tup:

thank u P3nnywise for the sig
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Re: Question regarding Sound reactive led/resistor
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2008, 08:51:14 AM »
ya go to ebay and get some high mcd ones mouser aint got any good mcd's so don't even bother and if u want to use paypal unique-leds.com is good to

and wat is so bad bout being GHETTO :eyebrow: jk well hope this helps some more  :tup:
ant nutting bad about being GHETTO =) i was born and raize in the ghetto since my parent and i immigrated(when i was a kiddo) from the carribean we was ghetto as *beep* lol
now it diff dad own his own computer bizniz and i moved away to my own place (21) full out computer grad wid a adv diploma:) but still looking ghetto as i can be LOL

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Re: Question regarding Sound reactive led/resistor
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2008, 01:17:43 PM »
My first order from uniqe leds was good, got everthing i ordered, but the second time i bought something from there i orderd 5 Blue leds and 14 red they sent me all blue and i emailed them twice to fix the problem, but never got an answer back, kinda pissed me off.

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Re: Question regarding Sound reactive led/resistor
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2008, 01:49:17 PM »
i wanna know something, did u guyz use 1/2 watt/ or 1/4 watts?

cuz i use 1/4 watt resistor 30k/191k and it barely flash
maybe cuz the application requires 1/2watt resistors ?
I have found that if your using at least 4 leds, the resistors are not needed. Atleast I didnt use any.

that really doesn't matter wat matters is the mcd on the leds
go with 150mcd for average and 400+mcd for crazy bright like me lol  :tup:

hope this helps

Where can you get 400+ mcd leds?!?! Highest Ive ever found was 380 mcd at unique-leds.com.
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