8 LED Voltage Meter

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Uploaded by on Nov 4, 2009

A super simple voltage meter using an 8 LED display and some zener diodes.

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  • Nope, but its fairly easy to explain. On the negative side of each LED is the negative lead from the power supply. On the positive side of each LED is a Zener Diode with a slightly different value decreasing from the green to red. So as you increase the voltage each zener reaches its breakdown voltage just before the next giving you a volt meter. Enjoy!

  • Oh and you need a resistor (to protect the LED) in line with each Zener. If you use a single resistor for every Zener I dont think it will work.

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  • can you show us how to make this?

  • can i do this but at a range something more like 0-400volts?

  • Its especially nice because each LED has a variable region of intensity around the Zener threshold voltage, so the effect is a very smooth display.

  • Do you have a schematic for the build?

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