bestdesign
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- Jun 20, 2013
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I am trying to build a custom LED board using 18 5630 LEDs.
So far I've been using a strip light that I cut into 6 3-LEDs pieces which I then soldered back into the shape that I need and it's working fine, but it's not an optimal solution.
So now I was looking at replicating the circuitry by connecting every 3 LEDs in series with a 220 ohm resistor, then connecting each 3-LEDs unit in parallel.
I've contacted a few people who build custom boards and they are giving me hard time saying thinks like "it won't perform well" or "it will be flickering", very vague, and at the same time wanting to build a driver on the board which results in a more expensive board, or build a very simple constant-current powered board.
Efficiency aside, why wouldn't it work? I see LED strips and simple LED modules installed everywhere that use a simple resistor to regulate current.
Any insight?
So far I've been using a strip light that I cut into 6 3-LEDs pieces which I then soldered back into the shape that I need and it's working fine, but it's not an optimal solution.
So now I was looking at replicating the circuitry by connecting every 3 LEDs in series with a 220 ohm resistor, then connecting each 3-LEDs unit in parallel.
I've contacted a few people who build custom boards and they are giving me hard time saying thinks like "it won't perform well" or "it will be flickering", very vague, and at the same time wanting to build a driver on the board which results in a more expensive board, or build a very simple constant-current powered board.
Efficiency aside, why wouldn't it work? I see LED strips and simple LED modules installed everywhere that use a simple resistor to regulate current.
Any insight?