BugLightGeek
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serial vs. parallel wiring for LED\'s
I have been wanting to hook up 2 LED's in my Mag Lite Solitaire (and eventually 3 LED's in a Mini Mag) and was wondering...
I know there are 2 different ways of doing the wiring: serial & parallel.
Now, if you hook up 2 LED's in serial, won't each of the LED's be individually dimmer than a single LED?
If you took the same config and hooked them up in parallel, wouldn't each LED draw the maximum power from the battery thus making each LED brighter (at the expense of a shorter battery life)? Isn't this a better/brighter method?
Newbie answers/photos/wiring diagrams/explanations are greatly appreciated!
Question 2:
How do you figure what resistance is needed in each (serial & parallel) wiring method?
Example #1: Let's assume I have a MN21/23 12v battery and 2 orange (2.2v) LED's in serial.
Example #2: Let's assume I have 1 AAA and 2 N batteries for 4.5v and 2 violet (3.6v) LED's in parallel.
(Other examples would be appreciated...)
I have been wanting to hook up 2 LED's in my Mag Lite Solitaire (and eventually 3 LED's in a Mini Mag) and was wondering...
I know there are 2 different ways of doing the wiring: serial & parallel.
Now, if you hook up 2 LED's in serial, won't each of the LED's be individually dimmer than a single LED?
If you took the same config and hooked them up in parallel, wouldn't each LED draw the maximum power from the battery thus making each LED brighter (at the expense of a shorter battery life)? Isn't this a better/brighter method?
Newbie answers/photos/wiring diagrams/explanations are greatly appreciated!
Question 2:
How do you figure what resistance is needed in each (serial & parallel) wiring method?
Example #1: Let's assume I have a MN21/23 12v battery and 2 orange (2.2v) LED's in serial.
Example #2: Let's assume I have 1 AAA and 2 N batteries for 4.5v and 2 violet (3.6v) LED's in parallel.
(Other examples would be appreciated...)