Hi,
I'm kind of a newbie at circuit modification, understand most of the basics, but some things elude me.
I've been asked by my son-in-law to modify this circuit so that it will drive a couple of led strips for his band (strobe like)
Each strip is about 0.05 amps at 12 volts. I checked on the specs of the op amp shown, and it doesn't look like it can handle the load (http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/1745688.pdf).
My initial thought was getting a large enough op amp that could handle 1/2 amp or so at 12 volts, but I'm not sure what to look for here.
My second thought, probably the best, is to use a transistor to switch the led's on and off based on the op amps output, but once again, I don't know which one to use.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
GWFAMI.
I'm kind of a newbie at circuit modification, understand most of the basics, but some things elude me.
I've been asked by my son-in-law to modify this circuit so that it will drive a couple of led strips for his band (strobe like)
Each strip is about 0.05 amps at 12 volts. I checked on the specs of the op amp shown, and it doesn't look like it can handle the load (http://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/1745688.pdf).
My initial thought was getting a large enough op amp that could handle 1/2 amp or so at 12 volts, but I'm not sure what to look for here.
My second thought, probably the best, is to use a transistor to switch the led's on and off based on the op amps output, but once again, I don't know which one to use.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
GWFAMI.