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    Where there's smoke...

    Hey Dave, can you go ahead and delete my account please.
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    Where there's smoke...

    Are schematics normally drawn with open circuits and no positive or negative indicator? I'm a novice and I'm trying to learn, I'm not sure how this would help me. I will ask elsewhere. Cheers
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    Where there's smoke...

    Bob you're going to need to draw a picture. There are many rings on the light and so I am no closer to understanding where the resistor needs to go! haha
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    Where there's smoke...

    Hi Bob, you mean like my picture (between each LED) but on the inner Negative wire?
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    Where there's smoke...

    Like this around the whole length? I suppose I will get a good opportunity to practice my soldering skills! I like the way you think, design for the worst case scenario and hope for the best. You know what, for the first time this is what I would have assumed (being logical) but told myself...
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    Where there's smoke...

    If the DC-DC I get only has setting for current (looks likely) is this going to be sufficient? What are you thinking to define "small"? So a resistor between every LED on both pos and neg wires? If this were you would you desolder the bastards or chop a section out in the wires around the...
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    Where there's smoke...

    Well the rails on my PSU are: +3.3V 21A +5v 20A +12V1 14A +12VV2 14A +5Vsb 2.5A -12V 0.5A with max output for both 12V rated at 288W Could I combine all the yellow 12V1 and 2 cables for one large 12V output?
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    Where there's smoke...

    Oh balls.
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    Where there's smoke...

    How does that maths work? Wouldn't you do 4 x the capacity of 1600 just like you have the voltage? I make that out as 6400? I have read the article on LED's and for the most part I get the main ideas however when it comes to the circuit diagrams I get easily lost. The video author has got a V...
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    Where there's smoke...

    I've started reading the thread (very well put into layman's/idiot terms so far thank god!) and will read it thoroughly and digest/ask questions about it before doing anything else practical on the project. I was hoping to have the LED's running well under their max rated specs, I suppose a...
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    Where there's smoke...

    The DC-DC in the video was rated 3-4A max however he probably used less powerful batteries. Yes the LEDs are in parallel, why is this a bad idea? I'm not sure, I think it only has V limit with a fine and rough pots 5 and 10k if I'm not mistaken? I plan for the light to be for 10-15 mins at a...
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    Where there's smoke...

    So I have been building a 200W LED ring light. In my attempt to improve upon the design in this video: Here are my main components used: 20 x 27-30V 10W 300mA LEDs: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161348456581?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=460852556717&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT 2 x Single...
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    Which switch?

    O shoot! I will post a new thread for this problem...
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    Which switch?

    [ I don't like to start off on the wrong foot but my post laid everything out clear as day that i plan to do and to my mind I couldn't have expressed it more precisely without the very knowledge I am posting here to receive. It's not like I'm lassie barking and you have to try and guess what...
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    Which switch?

    Sarcastic, just what I was looking for... 6 pole comes back with "rotary, rocker, piano dip, changeover latching, normally open" and the endless variations continue on from there. If I were looking for obtuse, passive aggressive remarks trolling me for not knowing very much, I would post this...
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