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terrenone over 11 years ago

I need some help with a circuit I need to drive 10 white leds from a 3.7v 2200mAh lipo battery it sounds simple but it has to be able to fit in a small container aproximity 1inch square and not produce a lot of heat,  its for my son's night im making.


Any help is welcome

Thanks

Dave

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  • Robert Peter Oakes
    Robert Peter Oakes over 11 years ago +1
    In this case I would be tempted to replace the 10 LEDs with a single 1 or 3W LED, it will fit easier and can be driven from the 3.7V LIPO with a simple constant current generator with minimal power loss…
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    jw0752 over 11 years ago in reply to terrenone +1
    That sounds good Dave. The battery and charging question is resolved. Let me know how your testing of the 5mm LEDs go on the 3.7Volt source. Since you are going to be dealing with relatively low mA I do…
  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 11 years ago in reply to Robert Peter Oakes +1
    Hi Peter - Whenever I try to answer one of these questions I am always pleased when one of the fellows, like yourself, with more knowledge and experience add their insight. I have come back to your recommendation…
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    0 jw0752 over 11 years ago

    Back again, If you can't get 2 LEDs in series to light up you will have to put the LEDs each in parallel across the power supply and wire each one with a resistor in series. Here again you can experiment and increase the resistor until the light of the LED is dim but still usable for your purpose. What ever current one LED uses will be multiplied 10 times when all 10 are hooked up. No complicated driving circuit should be needed for your project.

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    0 jw0752 over 11 years ago

    Back again, If you can't get 2 LEDs in series to light up you will have to put the LEDs each in parallel across the power supply and wire each one with a resistor in series. Here again you can experiment and increase the resistor until the light of the LED is dim but still usable for your purpose. What ever current one LED uses will be multiplied 10 times when all 10 are hooked up. No complicated driving circuit should be needed for your project.

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