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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 4:21 PM
SUCCESS!!!!

I got it, it works and with just the right ammount of light. I got the picture but couldn't figure out how to get it posted. I am sure you know what it would look like already. I will try to figure out how to post the finished product, when it is done.

Thanks Lionelsoni.


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Posted by lionelsoni on Thursday, June 24, 2004 9:10 AM
Great! Let us know all the details--voltage, resistance, etc.

Bob Nelson

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 6:52 PM
Lionelsoni
I used the configuration that you explained to me.

wire (a)---ledpair----ledpair---ledpair---resistor----wire(b)

The resistors are:
5% tolerance 330 ohm 1/2 watt

The leds are:
pure white 11000 mcd (the higher the number the brighter)
foward voltage 3.5

transformer running at full power at 10 volts.

I soldered the connections before i hooked to electric.

I shut the lights off and the six led lit up the whole room. The room is 10x 20.
Really bright.

Thanks again for all the info Lionelsoni!!
Angelo
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 12:14 PM
Angelo, I would like to know where to buy white LEDs for 24 cents apiece. I have lots of applications, but not at $1 each!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 12:16 PM
I would like to know where you found white leds for 24 cents. I have several projects waiting for the price of white LEDs to come down.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 25, 2004 2:14 PM
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.....................

Lets talk....

I get you them for 50 cents a piece...

or

you could just go here:

http://www.besthongkong.com/

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