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Avernus
Joined: May 13 2005 Posts: 483  2002 Nissan Sentra Last updated: 09/28/05 2003 Honda S2000 Last updated: 01/29/06 |
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:41 pm
ok so lets say that you only want to put RED leds on one switch right? now putting all those little ristors on each LED is a tedious(SP) task. so if you put a resistor on you power prong on your switch could you just wire up all the LEDs in parrell and go about your normal buisness without having to solder on all those resistors?
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alienyoungjr
Joined: Apr 30 2004 Posts: 4617 Location: Texas (1,383 LEDs) 1996 Honda Accord Last updated: 11/11/09 |
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:50 pm
yes, but you have to recalculate your resistor, in other words the resistor used to power one LED can not give proper voltage and current to multiple LED's at the same time.
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Avernus
Joined: May 13 2005 Posts: 483 2002 Nissan Sentra Last updated: 09/28/05 2003 Honda S2000 Last updated: 01/29/06 |
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:59 pm
damnit... ow well...
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stasis-
Joined: Jun 05 2004 Posts: 4405 Location: Texas! 1986 Pontiac Fiero Last updated: 06/10/06 1998 Chevrolet Camaro Last updated: 08/25/06 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Last updated: 12/12/06 |
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:11 pm
theres a lot of resistor calculator things on the net that i saw while i was poking around for LED info, go for it
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alienyoungjr
Joined: Apr 30 2004 Posts: 4617 Location: Texas (1,383 LEDs) 1996 Honda Accord Last updated: 11/11/09 |
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:27 pm
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Rags
Joined: Apr 21 2005 Posts: 3489 Location: cleveland 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Last updated: 10/12/08 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Last updated: 10/14/06 1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT Last updated: 07/27/06 1991 Plymouth Sundance Last updated: 11/24/06 2006 Jeep Wrangler Last updated: 01/02/09 |
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:29 pm
i like soldering on the resistors. it gives me purpose to life.
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Phil
Owner, Oznium.com Joined: Feb 11 2003 Posts: 7309 Location: Bay Area, CA 2001 Toyota Highlander Last updated: 08/02/08 2000 Toyota 4Runner Last updated: 05/28/07 2006 Scion tC Last updated: 11/12/07 2002 GMC Sierra Last updated: 08/02/08 |
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:54 pm
You will have to use a bigger amperage resistor too. The ones that come with my LEDs are 1/4 watt, so you'd need a bigger power rating for more LEDs on the same resistor
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