Model Boat Mayhem

Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => The "Black Arts!" ( Electrics & Electronics ) => Topic started by: wibplus on December 27, 2010, 02:43:21 pm

Title: Cheap-ish LEDs
Post by: wibplus on December 27, 2010, 02:43:21 pm
Our Christmas tree lights went on the blink ( {-)) yesterday and Mrs wibplus was talking about throwing them away and getting a new set.  :-) :-)

LEDs, I thought.  :o :o  ok2   

I stripped the set and tried to work out how 80 LEDs would work "in a string" and I found that they work in strings of 8 and they all interlink to run the set from 24 volts.  %) %)

Guess how many boats I can light up now from a £4.99 set of Christmas lights from Lidl.   %%  %%  %%  %%

Title: Re: Cheap-ish LEDs
Post by: Netleyned on December 27, 2010, 03:28:45 pm
Component Shop  100 for£2   %% %%

Ned
Title: Re: Cheap-ish LEDs
Post by: wibplus on December 27, 2010, 06:07:35 pm
Quote from: netleyned on December 27, 2010, 03:28:45 pm
Component Shop  100 for£2   %% %%

Ned


That's wot I said.  :-))  Cheap-ISH.  ok2  She bought them.   %% %%
Title: Re: Cheap-ish LEDs
Post by: triumphjon on December 27, 2010, 09:54:23 pm
ive been buying mine in the pound shop , strings of 12 , 3volt leds with a two cell battery box that includes a switch for a whole pound ! ! i know im a chepskate !