REFLECTOR:Panel warning/indicatorlights

Al Gietzen reflector@tvbf.org
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 06:41:21 -0700


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Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Panel warning/indicatorlights

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I have the sample of this problem solving on my web site.

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Go to www.velocitybuilder.com <http://www.velocitybuilder.com/>  and =
look
under the "Geeks Only" section.

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Hiroo

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Hiroo;

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I had considered using some LEDs for lighting, but hadn't gotten to that
point yet.  I noticed that Digikey and others are selling "cluster" =
units of
white light LEDs for replacing lamps, some of which are quite bright.

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Thanks for info.

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Al

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org] On =
Behalf
Of Alex Balic
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 12:43 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Panel warning/indicatorlights

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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.

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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.

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BTW; they are set up so none of them are on when in normal flight =
status. =20

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Thanks,

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Al


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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>I had considered using some LEDs =
for
lighting, but hadn&#8217;t gotten to that point yet.&nbsp; I noticed =
that Digikey
and others are selling &#8220;cluster&#8221; units of white light LEDs =
for
replacing lamps, some of which are quite bright.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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info.</span></font></p>

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reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Alex =
Balic<br>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday, April
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: =
REFLECTOR:Panel
warning/indicatorlights</span></font></p>

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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.</span></font></p>

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reflector-admin@tvbf.org
[mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On =
Behalf Of
</span></b>Al Gietzen<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font =
size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday, April
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font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> REFLECTOR:Panel
warning/indicatorlights</span></font></p>

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face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I have a total of about =
11 green,
yellow, and red indicator lights on my panel design for various alerts =
and
circuit indicators.&nbsp; I&#8217;d appreciate some input on what to =
use.&nbsp;
Seems LEDs would be the way to go &#8211; less likely to burn out then =
lamps.&nbsp;
Being electronically challenged in certain areas, I&#8217;d have a hard =
time
choosing from all the LEDs in the Digikey catalog.&nbsp; Is there a type =
that
takes 12v, or do I need resisters in series, or a =
transformer.</span></font></p>

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face=3DVerdana><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>BTW; they are set up so =
none of
them are on when in normal flight status.&nbsp; </span></font></p>

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