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    LEDs wired in parallel, current draw doesn't increase

    Well, I finally powered up the Cree's (thanks bshanahan14rulz), and they aren't nearly bright enough. So, I've switched to a dimmable compact fluorescent, and it looks great. I'll post pictures once I actually install it. Thank you everyone for your input!!
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    LEDs wired in parallel, current draw doesn't increase

    I haves pictures! This is the sphere of impossibility, as I've come to call it. It will sit on the bottom of the device. This is the slightly finished product (sitting in the upright position - glass goes on the bottom). This has a few extra embellishments (still a work in progress) Those...
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    LEDs wired in parallel, current draw doesn't increase

    It's part of a steampunk lamp. This monster will be fitting inside a larger glass globe (which is frosted to hide the hardware). I'm considering filling that outer sphere with oil as well, since it is non-conductive. I looked everywhere I could for a aluminum/brass/copper sphere in the correct...
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    LEDs wired in parallel, current draw doesn't increase

    I may have solved this issue. In my short mindedness I failed to notice that my factory-set bench power supply (thrift store freebie!) is only capable of 1A on the variable side. I put a heavy duty 3W rheostat inline and plugged it into the 3A, non-variable side and slowly increased it, and I...
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    LEDs wired in parallel, current draw doesn't increase

    I'm stumped. I've got 24 (off brand) Luxeons epoxied (thermally conductive) on the outside of a glass globe, which is filled with mineral oil (for heatsink purposes). That said, I'm trying to make sure I've got enough of a heatsink to keep them all lit, so I've got a multimeter wired in to see...
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    Luxeon Big Beam lantern mod

    I recently came into posession of (4) 4 watt CREE LEDs (the bighter, cheaper equivalent of a Luxeon), and decided to mod an old Big Beam model 166 flashlight that's been in my trunk for 2 years. It takes a sealed beam bulb, and a 6 volt lantern battery. I plan on using some NIMH packs and...

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