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LEDs Probably the easiest question all year,but help please.

crop_circlemaker

Mar 29, 2014
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Sorry to ask such an easy noob question but I have absolutely no experience with electronics. Here goes, and apologies if I make any errors. I am in the process of wiring both 3 permanently lit 10mm LEDs with a 16A red rocker switch and on a separate circuit 6 x 10mm LEDs which are turned on using a push button non lighting switch. I have -although not sure if appropriate- 2 x power terminals, one which takes a 9v battery and one which takes 4 x AA batteries. I will be connecting in series. Now heres the easy part for you lot, and a question I am shamed to be asking, can someone in easy terms - ie ones your gran could follow with ease - tell me exactly what needs to go where in the circuits. I have a bag of mixed resistors and I believe the LEDs to be each be 2.5v. Thanks really appreciate it
 

duke37

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Welcome to the forum.
It is a good idea to state your location in case you wish to work with mains voltage or buy components.

There is a tutorial up top which deals with driving leds. Two 2.5V leds with a series resistor will be as much as can be managed from 6V. You could run three on 9V.
You may wish to keep the current low to save battery.
 

crop_circlemaker

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many thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I'm not wishing to work with mains voltage, its component buying all the way. I'll check the tutorial and if I get stuck I'll be back.
 
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