LEDs...

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Topic: LEDs...

Posted By: Big Purds
Subject: LEDs...
Date Posted: December 11, 2002 at 5:13 AM

will my Viper 500 ESP LED lead out of the brain carry enough power to trigger a relay so I can run multiple LEDs?

if not, what must I do to run multiple LEDs? I still want them to trigger with the alarm and flash with the alarm and such...

thanx,

Big Purds

Replies:

Posted By: sufferrar
Date Posted: December 11, 2002 at 6:38 AM

The led voltage is usually 2V . this may not be enough unless you can find a 2 volt relay . You can try a transistor type switch which can then drive a relay . you can also run multiple leds with the same led output but will light dimmer according to the amount you put.

I had tried it once in parallel but only one led worked . in series two worked but dim .

Any one else has any suggestion?

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"I'm So Loud It Hertz"

Posted By: dcash18
Date Posted: December 11, 2002 at 8:07 AM

You can wire up to 4 I think off of the same output from the brain without a relay

Posted By: donsmith249
Date Posted: December 11, 2002 at 10:08 AM

DEI also makes a part to run multiple led's on one output, you can then put them in diffrent patterns such as scanning.

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Don Smith

Plano TX

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