volkracing
Newly Enlightened
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- Mar 22, 2004
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I have 64 LEDs (super white 3.5V max rated) hooked up in my car... running 13.2V, not more.
The LEDs are 4 in series and each series strip are paralleled. So I have 16 strips paralleled. No resistor is being used because each one gets about 3.2V and lower. Each LED is rated 3.5V max.
Anyways.. I've ran these LEDs for 2 weeks, 2 hours each day.
This morning, I noticed that 1 of my serie strip is flickering. I kept on flickering for 1 hour, so I turned it off and turned it back on, now another strip is flickering!! Total of 8 LEDs flickering.
What does this flickering mean? Is it about to die? Is only 1 led in the strip causing the the whole strip to flicker? These leds are rated 10,000 hours.
help!
thanks.
The LEDs are 4 in series and each series strip are paralleled. So I have 16 strips paralleled. No resistor is being used because each one gets about 3.2V and lower. Each LED is rated 3.5V max.
Anyways.. I've ran these LEDs for 2 weeks, 2 hours each day.
This morning, I noticed that 1 of my serie strip is flickering. I kept on flickering for 1 hour, so I turned it off and turned it back on, now another strip is flickering!! Total of 8 LEDs flickering.
What does this flickering mean? Is it about to die? Is only 1 led in the strip causing the the whole strip to flicker? These leds are rated 10,000 hours.
help!
thanks.