Thanks Dan, Marshall, I want to build a couple of LED navigation lights for my sailboat, each of which may require more than one series string of LED's to cover the arc uniformly, thus my need for 20, 40, or 80 ma, depending...
Depending on the voltage drop of the LED's used, 3 or 4 per string for two strings will draw 40ma and give constant brightness from about 8 or 9 volts up to the 16v or so that is a reasonable design max in a 12v system. The assembly ends up potted in resin for corrosion resistance. As much as it will be used, it should be all but permanent. Using something like a 7805 makes perfect sense. Cheap and readily available. I don't need anything esoteric. I'm cloning the design and engineering from these folks: http://www.bebi-electronics.com I will almost certainly buy my anchor and stern lights from them. Their prices are better than anything I could cook up myself and I like the way they do business. My red/green running lights are in such small, unusual fixtures, however, that I'll have to roll my own. Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
