Hi
I want to build a LED area light (180o or 360o viewing). But I'm a total idiot about circuits and soldering (I don't have a soldering iron and never soldered anything), so I hope to get some plain english instruction for my first project.
So let say I'm going to buy these superflux LED - they come with free resistors (my understanding is: since the LEDs use 5V, if I need to hook them up to a 12V source I have to put the resistors in, is that correct?)
- How many lumens do you think I'd expect from 50 of these superflux LED? How many mA they will draw? How long would a 12V 6Ah SLA battery last?
- What are the other parts that I need to operate all these 50 LEDs from a 12V DC source? only a PCB or anything else? Where can I buy one that fits 50 superflux LED?
- What should I do next? Is this OK for soldering LED? Can this solder be used to solder LED?
Other links to basic instructions and tutorials on DIY LED-related will be very helpful too.
Nick
I want to build a LED area light (180o or 360o viewing). But I'm a total idiot about circuits and soldering (I don't have a soldering iron and never soldered anything), so I hope to get some plain english instruction for my first project.
So let say I'm going to buy these superflux LED - they come with free resistors (my understanding is: since the LEDs use 5V, if I need to hook them up to a 12V source I have to put the resistors in, is that correct?)
- How many lumens do you think I'd expect from 50 of these superflux LED? How many mA they will draw? How long would a 12V 6Ah SLA battery last?
- What are the other parts that I need to operate all these 50 LEDs from a 12V DC source? only a PCB or anything else? Where can I buy one that fits 50 superflux LED?
- What should I do next? Is this OK for soldering LED? Can this solder be used to solder LED?
Other links to basic instructions and tutorials on DIY LED-related will be very helpful too.
Nick
