REFLECTOR:Panel warning/indicatorlights - Digikey PDF page

[Jim Agnew]

See the following PDF page.  The snap-in panel mount with
wire leads are great and some are avialble with built in
resistors.  The flashing ones are self regulating and make
great warning indicators.

http://dkc3.digikey.com/pdf/T041/1287.pdf

Jim
--- Alex Balic <alex157@direcway.com> wrote:
> Al,
> You always need to use a resister with an LED, it is not
> resistive itself
> (it is after all just a special diode) different LED's
> have different
> voltage requirements, but all are below 12v, you will
> need to see what your
> particular one is and then use the correct resister to
> complete the circuit.
> You can run them in parallel or in series.
> 
> Alex
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org
> [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On Behalf
> Of Al Gietzen
>   Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:13 AM
>   To: reflector@tvbf.org
>   Subject: REFLECTOR:Panel warning/indicatorlights
> 
> 
>   I have a total of about 11 green, yellow, and red
> indicator lights on my
> panel design for various alerts and circuit indicators. 
> I'd appreciate some
> input on what to use.  Seems LEDs would be the way to go
> - less likely to
> burn out then lamps.  Being electronically challenged in
> certain areas, I'd
> have a hard time choosing from all the LEDs in the
> Digikey catalog.  Is
> there a type that takes 12v, or do I need resisters in
> series, or a
> transformer.
> 
> 
> 
>   BTW; they are set up so none of them are on when in
> normal flight status.
> 
> 
> 
>   Thanks,
> 
> 
> 
>   Al
> 


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James F. Agnew
Jim_Agnew_2@Yahoo.Com
Tampa, FL
Velocity 173 Elite Aircraft Completed & Flying