Guys,
Got a handful of wall worts from father in law. He volunteers at Habitat for Humanity, and they throw away tons of them.
I want to know: can I devise a plug in LED lamp using a wall wort and 'circuitry' such as a protection or step up 'puck' etc?
Yes, I don't know much about this stuff, but I'm hot to try a project. Just got a handful of lux 1 batwing emitters for a song, figure I'll try some constructinatin'.
Example: the wall worts are as follows: 9v DC and 300mA x 2, 12v and 500mA, 12v and 400 mA, and 9v and 500 mA.
Is it possible to hook up two of the 1 watt batwing emitters to one of the 12v devices? What kind of wiring pattrn, serial or parallel? I'm not knowledgable in the volts/watts/mA stuff yet, so any suggestions would be helpful. What kind of electronics would make it feasible? I understand the basic concepts of heat sinking, etc, but could use some suggestions on that, too. Thinking about 'square' profile metal tubing from Lowes, and wiring the kit together with an 'on/off' switch. Maybe make a couple of them. Application is for a basement reloading bench. I will have powerful overhead flourescent lighting available to me, but I want to embellish it a little with more directed lighting. 'Work zones' if you will. I will be looking at more simple solutions for light dispersion, such as ping-pong balls, which make for a neat glow. I can look at dedicated reflectors later.
Again, I certainly don't know much about this stuff, but the only way I'm going learn is to get in there and try a project or ten. I'm not afraid to learn, but a few pointers will certainly help.
Got a handful of wall worts from father in law. He volunteers at Habitat for Humanity, and they throw away tons of them.
I want to know: can I devise a plug in LED lamp using a wall wort and 'circuitry' such as a protection or step up 'puck' etc?
Yes, I don't know much about this stuff, but I'm hot to try a project. Just got a handful of lux 1 batwing emitters for a song, figure I'll try some constructinatin'.
Example: the wall worts are as follows: 9v DC and 300mA x 2, 12v and 500mA, 12v and 400 mA, and 9v and 500 mA.
Is it possible to hook up two of the 1 watt batwing emitters to one of the 12v devices? What kind of wiring pattrn, serial or parallel? I'm not knowledgable in the volts/watts/mA stuff yet, so any suggestions would be helpful. What kind of electronics would make it feasible? I understand the basic concepts of heat sinking, etc, but could use some suggestions on that, too. Thinking about 'square' profile metal tubing from Lowes, and wiring the kit together with an 'on/off' switch. Maybe make a couple of them. Application is for a basement reloading bench. I will have powerful overhead flourescent lighting available to me, but I want to embellish it a little with more directed lighting. 'Work zones' if you will. I will be looking at more simple solutions for light dispersion, such as ping-pong balls, which make for a neat glow. I can look at dedicated reflectors later.
Again, I certainly don't know much about this stuff, but the only way I'm going learn is to get in there and try a project or ten. I'm not afraid to learn, but a few pointers will certainly help.