Thread: Custom LED Circuit - Wire Gauge?
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Re: Custom LED Circuit - Wire Gauge?
they were cheapies from ebay in china... the price was irrestably low and a mentor's grown up son had bought some and had no issues.

they are not here yet. for now, i made a test array out of 4 ultra brights with 3.1v. they are powered by the 22 gauge wire. it has been working fine.

the size has not been determined yet. each display will be about 5-6" diagonally. they are meant to be visible half a field away.

the led's would be mounted in a plastic panel, with either hot glue or a second panel to insulate the solder joints.

i was trying to avoid resistors... i figured that the correct number of LED's in series would be the best solution.
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