MC-E from Cutter question

King Kasper · Jun 21, 2010

i was wondering, i ordered the MC-E on the 20mm star wired for series and it says that it needs 14.4 volts to be powered.

does this mean that each die on the emitter is wired in series with each other?

if so, does this mean i can run the board at 700mA to achieve 2.8 aH overall?

cheers

fyrstormer · Jun 21, 2010

Amp-hours is a measurement of stored electrical current. You meant Watts, which is a measurement of how much work a device can do each second.

The MC-E is rated at 3.6V x .7A per die. Mix and match either way you want. In-series, the max would be 14.4V x .7A = 10.08W, whereas in-parallel of 3.6V x 2.8A = 10.08W. There is a third option, to run the dies in two pairs, at 7.2V x 1.4A = 10.08W.

King Kasper · Jun 22, 2010

cheers for the reply mate

i understand that now! you reckon i should use a driver or go direct driven if i was to use 4 of these in parallel in a maglite?

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