- 1. [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:08:07 -0400
- I'd like to use a string of LED lights I found at a box store as a closet light. Basically, I've run the string around the inside of the door so when you open the door a plunger switch turns on the l
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 13:01:37 -0400
- Can you probe the wires to see if they are indeed 120V or if there is a a transformer involved? Eric Russell Mebane, NC http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell -- Original Message -- ______________________
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 17:15:25 +0000 (UTC)
- I've got a multimeter--I can do it with that? Can you probe the wires to see if they are indeed 120V or if there is a a transformer involved? _______________________________________________ Shop-talk
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 13:27:02 -0400
- when cap The ones I've looked at (which were all christmas lights, but the principle is the same for all of the things I've seen) have between 25 and 50 leds (30 or 35 is most common; longer strings
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- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: scott.hall@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 17:33:22 +0000 (UTC)
- That was the only reason I could think of to keep the plug--easy replace-ability when it fails. But the cord attached to the lights isn't long enough to get to a place I could wire a box without it b
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- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:17:43 -0500
- I go for quick and easy. I would buy a cheap extension cord, maybe $0.79 if you look around, then wire your switch into that cord and plug the lights into it. ________________________________________
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- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:26:03 -0400
- I may yet do that if I can't hard-wire this thing. But since I'd have to wire in a box in which I'd plug these in I'd rather just wire the lights themselves. _________________________________________
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- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 21:28:52 -0400
- LEDs are diodes. They're not boring resistive devices. They pass current only one direction, and they do that when their "forward voltage" is exceeded. They cause a voltage drop equal to their forwar
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- 9. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:38:53 -0500
- Some of them do have resistors, it all depends on the LED that they are using and the battery configuration. The Luxeon and Cree LED's have forward voltages of around 4-4.5V and up. The cheapest of t
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- 10. Re: [Shop-talk] Wiring a string of LED lights (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pj_thomas@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:31:07 -0400
- Nor are they just boring diodes. The dissipate energy in the form of light and therefore have resistance. But you're correct they are not just simple resistors. Can't say for sure if the strings I ha
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