added some more led's on the truck
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Originally Posted by ThumperMX113
I like that a lot. I want to do something similiar as well as small LEDs behind the interior door handles.
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04yellow.....i got some single collored cathodes sitting next to me right now from oznium.
how did you wire them up...or where too....i got 4 tubes...2 transformers, and 2 rocker switches
im putting 2 tubes up front like you, and 2 in the rear and im tyring to do it today but dont know how to...like where to wire it up and run the wires....
thanks!
how did you wire them up...or where too....i got 4 tubes...2 transformers, and 2 rocker switches
im putting 2 tubes up front like you, and 2 in the rear and im tyring to do it today but dont know how to...like where to wire it up and run the wires....
thanks!
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I'd say in theory they have an indefinite life, however they are an electronic component subject to "letting the smoke out".
The most important thing is to have the biasing resistor set to allow the LED to draw the correct current. A good way to smoke an LED is to hook it up directly to a power source without the biasing resistor.
The most important thing is to have the biasing resistor set to allow the LED to draw the correct current. A good way to smoke an LED is to hook it up directly to a power source without the biasing resistor.
Originally Posted by etrevino103186
about how many hours do leds last? i can think of a bunch of places where i could put some leds. i would like to put some puddle lights.
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Originally Posted by ChiefDanGeorge
I'd say in theory they have an indefinite life, however they are an electronic component subject to "letting the smoke out".
The most important thing is to have the biasing resistor set to allow the LED to draw the correct current. A good way to smoke an LED is to hook it up directly to a power source without the biasing resistor.
The most important thing is to have the biasing resistor set to allow the LED to draw the correct current. A good way to smoke an LED is to hook it up directly to a power source without the biasing resistor.
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Here's a tutorial on some LED basics:
http://www.lsdiodes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page_4
Anyway, yeah they should last a couple of years. In a perfect world, they'd outlast the truck.
As for a photocell, do you mean like a flash from a camera? If so, no you couldn' t use one of those. Those are really meant for short duration bursts, not 100% duty cycle.
http://www.lsdiodes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page_4
Anyway, yeah they should last a couple of years. In a perfect world, they'd outlast the truck.
As for a photocell, do you mean like a flash from a camera? If so, no you couldn' t use one of those. Those are really meant for short duration bursts, not 100% duty cycle.
Originally Posted by etrevino103186
i do not know much about leds. would you say that they would last a couple of years? is there anyway to put a photocell?
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you can tap into the power of the cig lighter wire behind the dash to get the power, i dont have a switch on mine right now, its all controled by the wireless remote to turn the power on/off. the passenger side was the hardest place to put a tube, there is nothing really to hold it in place or to put it really. but i made it work lol
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