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RE: Re: White Leds


  • Subject: RE: Re: White Leds
  • From: "Ward, David" <DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:02:13 +0100

.....providing you add a rectifier and some DC smoothing caps  ;-)

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: toscal [mailto:stephens@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 13 April 2004 14:46
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: White Leds


Hello Dean,
Some superbright LEDs need 3v so why not use 4 of them together,
then you do not need a resistor. I see no reason why a halogen style
transformer shouldn't work. Try these websites for superbright LEDs;
www.superbrightleds.com pr www.gilway.com .
Regards
Stephen





--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dean Smith" <dean@e...> wrote:
> If I was planning on using some "super bright" white leds
could I
use a LV
> Halogen style transformer to provide the 12V supply (leds would
need a
> resistor of course) ?
>
> Further, given these transformers are dimmable (I'd use a brand
that has
> worked ok with an LD11 previously) would that mean I could dim the
LEDs ?
>
> Dean





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