LED Tutorial - Part 1

Here is a tutorial on how I wire up LED's for terrain or vehicles. I also go into the math to figure out what size resistor you will need. This is a very basic and quick way to figure it out. This will be a two part tutorial, this part is just the fundamental LED wiring and the next part will deal with adding fiber optics to the mix to add some additional effects. Hope it helps!

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[MrChrisb0000]

Its not soddering you dick, its soldering. The L is not silent.

[warchild40k]

@MrChrisb0000 Actually, in the US it is a silent 'L', there are many words pronounced differently between the US and UK. No need to get hostile and start name calling over a linguistic difference...

[Ramses1996ify]

One of the most helpful and best videos out there.. Really helped me alot and answered all my questions..

[warchild40k]

@Ramses1996ify Thanks, glad you found it helpful :)

[powerline574]

what if im using 6, 2volt leds and i have a 12volt power source , will i still need a resister

[warchild40k]

@powerline574 if the power source and requirements are the same (12v here) you could go without. However, it depends on the power source. If you are trying to use a car battery or something similar be aware that the voltage is often higher that 12v.  A rule of thumb is also to try and not exceed 80% of your available volts if possible. You can do it but it will drain the source quicker.

[kammoskaraoke]

Want to say your videos are VERY informative! Thank you for making them!!!

Ok so I hate math LOL... So instead of trying to figure out what I need and end up burning up some LEDs I'll just ask you. If I wanted to run 9 of the most common "white" LEDs (from radioshack) in sequence, how many resisters will I need and at what Ohms? Also what batterys should I use and how many to power it? (it will be going into an outfit) I am planning on using cat5 wire to connect all of them to the battery box.

[powerline574]

@warchild40k ,thanks for the reply, helped alot

[ddschelin]

warchild40k................Tha­nk you very much for the information as it does help...

[warchild40k]

@ddschelin You should be able to do a search online and find the information on the other LED's or at least approximates. Check out a site that sells them and see what voltage those are rated at. Similar colors should have similar voltage requirements. it won't be exact but should be close enough.