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Quick LED/resistor question, yep another one.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:09 PM
So after reading the FAQ I found LSDiodes.com. Great place, got my LEDs. I have one simple question. They give typical and max values in their specs chart. Which numbers should I use in the equation to find what resistors I need? Would I use typical or max? Average of both, I dunno. Thanks.

Here's a link to the specs on the ones I got by the way.
My LEDs




1999 Cavalier RS 2.2 5-speed

Re: Quick LED/resistor question, yep another one.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:16 PM
Check this site to calculate what resistors you need:

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz











Re: Quick LED/resistor question, yep another one.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:18 PM
Oh, and you use Max

Also, how many in each string of LED's? That will change the resistor value.









Re: Quick LED/resistor question, yep another one.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:33 PM
OK, cool, I had a sneeking feeling max was the safe bet. That link is from the FAQ as well isn't it? I know I ran across it, as well as crunching numbers manually, in my research on this. I'll be using individual LEDs on individual 12V sources, so the math is easy. So long as you know which numbers to use. thanks again for the quick responce.


1999 Cavalier RS 2.2 5-speed
Re: Quick LED/resistor question, yep another one.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:47 PM
Nah... it's a link that I have had bookmarked well before the FAQ was written... (apparently I'm one of the LED guru's around here )

I had a feeling that you would be using single LED circuits... so here's the values...











Re: Quick LED/resistor question, yep another one.
Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:49 PM
Above and beyond dude, thanks.


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