I have spent an entire day trying to piece together relevant information on how to light a model ship but all i can find are very basic and theoretical information. I would like to rig a fairly simple string of 6 LEDs from a 12V power supply.
Power Source: 12V computer power supply
Red LED: 2.1 V and 20mA
Red Flashing LED:2.1V and 20mA
Blue LED: 3.4V and 20mA
Blue Flashing LED: 3.4V and 20mA
White LED: 3.4V and 20mA
Green Flashing LED:3.4V and 20mA
A few questions.
By using a black and yellow wire combination on the computer power supply I get 12v. Since there are several black and yellow wires am I able to power multiple things that use 12v at the same time?
Since only my red leds have different forward voltage than the others can I rig 2 different series with one resistor for each series?
What the heck do you physically use as connections to connect multiple leds with their positive and negative wires and consolidate it into a single positive and negative wire that goes to the power supply? I've seen the whole science project with bare resistors and leds naked and exposed in series and parallel everywhere on the internet but no-one explains the practical application for connecting everything.
Power Source: 12V computer power supply
Red LED: 2.1 V and 20mA
Red Flashing LED:2.1V and 20mA
Blue LED: 3.4V and 20mA
Blue Flashing LED: 3.4V and 20mA
White LED: 3.4V and 20mA
Green Flashing LED:3.4V and 20mA
A few questions.
By using a black and yellow wire combination on the computer power supply I get 12v. Since there are several black and yellow wires am I able to power multiple things that use 12v at the same time?
Since only my red leds have different forward voltage than the others can I rig 2 different series with one resistor for each series?
What the heck do you physically use as connections to connect multiple leds with their positive and negative wires and consolidate it into a single positive and negative wire that goes to the power supply? I've seen the whole science project with bare resistors and leds naked and exposed in series and parallel everywhere on the internet but no-one explains the practical application for connecting everything.