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vasi

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Joined: 23/03/2007
Location: Romania
Posts: 1697
Posted: 06:15pm 11 Oct 2007
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I bought a few reading lamps, made in China.







It have 8 LED's



and all are soldered in parallel.

The wires are connected via a switch to 3x AA sized batteries.



So, LED's are connected to 4.5V and I think is too much. I like these lamps and I want to make them resist longer. I think a 56R resistor will do the job. Or maybe 1k resistor if I want to use a LM7805 to connect them to a 12V system.

These lamps I think can be found also in Australia.

Any experience of using them?

Edited by vasi 2007-10-14
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woofnumber0
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Joined: 26/04/2008
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 10
Posted: 10:03pm 25 Apr 2008
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Hi tryed simlar ones out of the pound shop,pen lights with 3 led connect to the usb ,6volt took the pen out wired them in seris,stuck another stem in the pen hole,from another light.Great if u stick them through your cap,for walking down to the pub on dark nights or as a night light outside your cabin fully ajustable both stems.ps speeling is my week point
 
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