Quick question about an Ebay Product before purchasing it

Started by Ofek Deitch, July 23, 2013, 02:52:28 AM

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Ofek Deitch

Hi guys :)

I'm tired of wiring leds, cuz it always takes me a lot of time, so I decided to buy LEDs that are already wired and put into their bezel.
I found this (link below) and my question is will it work with a normal 9V power supply? (Ignore the price. I found a cheaper place).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290950085469?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Thanks,
Ofek

psychedelicfish

It says they're wired for 12V, so you should be fine with 9V, but be aware that it will be a little dimmer.
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slacker

They are probably just LEDs that have a resistor already wired in series with them, in the photo you can see a bulge under the heatshrink that looks like a resistor. The resistor will be chosen to give a certain brightness using a 12 volt supply, so they should work at 9 volts but won't be as bright. If they're running at maximum brightness at 12 volts then they will probably still be bright enough at 9 volts, we normally run our LEDs at nowhere near full brightness.

Ofek Deitch

There resistor is 470r, so I guess no problem.
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I never use led's, battery suck...if you can't tell if the effect is on or not you're doing something wrong.

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Quote from: reverberation66 on July 23, 2013, 10:03:55 PM
I never use led's, battery suck...if you can't tell if the effect is on or not you're doing something wrong.

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