OK, here I go, dipping a toe into led lighting.....
Im yearning for an LED light bar for my truck, but they are way too expensive, so the 'build one' mentality has taken over.(I did electronics when I was younger, I remember a little.....)
OK, Ive bought a few luxeon III emitters(on a star base) to dabble with.
If I link 4 of em in series on a 12v car battery, they are brightish, with a collector(collimator) a little better, but I know with a proper driver I can get em B R I G H T!
Whats the best option? a driver per led? daisy chain em in batches of 2 or 3 per driver?
Am I using the best LED's for the job? they seem to have a decent output, and are cheap enough, but if there is a much better option for only a few quid more, then that would be better. I need lots of light, focussed in a nice tight beam. Running maybe 20-40 leds........
Ive used search, but there is so much information, which quite franbkly I dont understand a lot of, its hard to determine whats the best way to go.
Rollazuki.
Im yearning for an LED light bar for my truck, but they are way too expensive, so the 'build one' mentality has taken over.(I did electronics when I was younger, I remember a little.....)
OK, Ive bought a few luxeon III emitters(on a star base) to dabble with.
If I link 4 of em in series on a 12v car battery, they are brightish, with a collector(collimator) a little better, but I know with a proper driver I can get em B R I G H T!
Whats the best option? a driver per led? daisy chain em in batches of 2 or 3 per driver?
Am I using the best LED's for the job? they seem to have a decent output, and are cheap enough, but if there is a much better option for only a few quid more, then that would be better. I need lots of light, focussed in a nice tight beam. Running maybe 20-40 leds........
Ive used search, but there is so much information, which quite franbkly I dont understand a lot of, its hard to determine whats the best way to go.
Rollazuki.