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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 12:52 pm
by Pirre
Hey guys
I just bought some leds from
http://www.computuning.com , to be precise I bought some of these :
http://www.computuning.com/cgi-bin/read ... r=2&nnew=2
I know the GPO can deliver 5 volts, at a max of 20 mA ... but what's the thing with the limiting resistor ...
voltage of the led is 3.2 - 4 Volts
there are resistors included for 5V and 12V usage ..
So my question is do I connect the resistor provided with the led to the GPO aswell, or is the led by itself and the built in limiting current resistor enough ?
Just take a look at the specs of the led ...
I just don't wanna mess up my lcd ...
Thanks in advance people
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 2:35 pm
by CyPher
use the resister...
and how did you find the service from them?
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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 2:43 pm
by Henry
V = +5.0V
I = 20mA
V = IR (5 = .02A * R) = 250 Ohm (we put 240 Ohm resistors on the display)
Lets say you don't use the resistor and lets pretend the LED has 2 Ohm resistance...
V = IR (5 = I * ) = 2.5AMPS!!!! so all of a sudden, there is 2.5Amps of current being drawn, blowing up the LCD... the current limiting resistor does just that, limits the current.
Look up Ohms Law for more information
The resistor is all ready there, so go ahead and just plug in the LED.
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Henry J.
Head of Technical Support
Matrix Orbital
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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 2:46 pm
by Pirre
ok i'll use the resistor for 5V delivered with the led, service is good
got instant mail reply, package on the way
the even lowered shipping cost because the package was less than 500g
nice people imho
I do worry when use the resistor deliverd with the led for 5V use, about this passage from the manual of the BLK202A-GW-V:
Maximum allowable current is 20 mA, which is enforced by the current limiting resistor. If the device being switched has a resistance of 240 ohms or more the corresponding resistor may be shorted. Solder a small jumper wire (wirewrap wire is good) from the feedthrough hole to the corresponding negative pin for the GPO in question.
do I need to solder ??
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 2:47 pm
by Pirre
ah so don't use the resistor then
just plug in and play
roger that
thx mate
hope it works and lcd survives
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2002 2:50 pm
by Henry
On 2002-07-16 14:47, Pirre wrote:
ah so don't use the resistor then
just plug in and play
roger that
thx mate
hope it works and lcd survives
Enjoy and we expect pictures
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2002 2:35 pm
by Pirre
It's finished
take a look at the result:
http://users.skynet.be/pirre/case.html.
on the right side a switch to control the cpu fan rpm, on the left a knob to control rpm of 3 case fans, green leds (one for mobo one for cpu temp) light when temps increase, and flash when temp is getting too high, the 3 blue leds on the left still need something to be assigned to
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2002 3:58 pm
by Mat-Moo
"File not found"
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2002 4:00 pm
by Pirre
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 1:58 am
by Mat-Moo
DOH! I should of noticed that one!