08-06-2019, 02:39 PM (This post was last modified: 08-06-2019, 03:03 PM by Vipersan.)
Acting on Jims advice ..the LEDs were removed and I decided to tackle the problem this way (see photo)
I have fitted a 470 ohm resistor ..and hopefully Jim will provide the other values so I can complete it.
I then have to run 3 pairs of wires out to the compaqt front panel and mount 3 x coloured LEDs..
rgds
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08-07-2019, 12:38 AM (This post was last modified: 08-07-2019, 01:07 AM by Vipersan.)
Thanks Jim ..I'll get on that later today when I am fully awake.
rgds
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110 ohm is going to be a tricky value for me ..
How critical I wonder ? ..I have 100 ohm and 120 ohm ..
So most likely I will have to use 100 ohm ..and drop a 10 ohm in the actual lead to the blue LED .
but I guess this is an option.
08-07-2019, 09:45 AM (This post was last modified: 08-07-2019, 03:38 PM by Vipersan.)
Sadly this box of 3mm water clear leds didn't come with forward voltage ratings ...so I could just use the "typical" ratings ...or try and set up a breadboard to ascertain them ..
Typical for R G B would be 1.8v , 2.2v and 2.8v ...
but how accurate this is I have no idea ?
would you recommend an exact calculation Jim ..or do you think this would be 'close enough'
rgds
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..so doing the calculations and assuming the typical forward voltages for this type of 3mm coloured led
..gives me :-
Red - 300 ohm
green - 220 ohm
blue - 100 ohm
blue being the closest to the original resistance
but short of knowing for sure what the forward voltages of these leds are...pure guesswork.
They are all close-ish ..but left as is theoretically they would glow similarly or a bit dimmer passing less current in the case of red and green that is.
08-08-2019, 12:29 AM (This post was last modified: 08-08-2019, 01:25 AM by Vipersan.)
Dimmer but safer sounds good to me Jim ..
I think I'll chance leaving the resistors at the value set by you ..plus put an extra 50 ohm in series with the +ve leg of each front panel substitute LEDs.
rgds
VS
I would recommend 330 ohm for the red and 100 ohm for the green and blue. That is a really high forward voltage for the green LED. Normally, those are around 2.2v.