Building L E D Night Lights

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Tue 15/Apr/08 11:21am*

Could be. every idea I have just leaves me with more problems.

I may have a set of batteries and Charger if you are interested SC :thumbsup:

PM me for more details

ryda · *by **ryda** on Tue 15/Apr/08 10:15pm*

I ad 3 led as pic below arrive from dealextreme today and I cant make any of them work :crazy:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2394
I hooked them up to a 1000ma driver which work my other cree leds fine :

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Tue 15/Apr/08 10:28pm*

You solder the pads right?
In series or parallel

ryda · *by **ryda** on Tue 15/Apr/08 10:35pm*

yes I did solder them

series first, then tried them individually

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Tue 15/Apr/08 10:39pm*

ryda wrote: yes I did solder them

series first, then tried them individually

I was thinking more if you had soldered them wrong. as they have a " - + " on each side.
It is rather odd that all three don't work.

ryda · *by **ryda** on Tue 15/Apr/08 10:44pm*

I'm pretty sure I got the polarity correct, might have anthor go tomorrow

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Tue 15/Apr/08 10:47pm*

Check your power supply to.
Then go back to the orignal set of LEDs just to make sure something else isn't wrong

SlackBoy · *by **SlackBoy** on Tue 15/Apr/08 10:48pm*

Maybe they are like a few of the old Seoul P4's which had the - and the + around the wrong way

ryda · *by **ryda** on Wed 16/Apr/08 8:18am*

duno my planet can't have been aligned last night :crazy:

as they all work today :thumbsup:

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Wed 16/Apr/08 11:09am*

slidecontrol · *by **slidecontrol** on Wed 16/Apr/08 6:22pm*

project update:

I had a good chat with Brent , our machinist at work.
we discussed concepts and design ideas of how to solve the various technical issues involved with making the light.

net result is that he is now super interested in the scheme and has volunteered to machine the housing.
I should have a prototype by monday to show off.
and he's keen to spin out copies once we get a working version :thumbsup:

i still have to solve the mounting question but i have an idea or two floating around.

keep listening folks, its getting good.

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Wed 16/Apr/08 7:57pm*

slidecontrol wrote: project update:

I had a good chat with Brent , our machinist at work.
we discussed concepts and design ideas of how to solve the various technical issues involved with making the light.

net result is that he is now super interested in the scheme and has volunteered to machine the housing.
I should have a prototype by monday to show off.
and he's keen to spin out copies once we get a working version
i still have to solve the mounting question but i have an idea or two floating around.

keep listening folks, its getting good.

You doing a two or three LED ?

slidecontrol · *by **slidecontrol** on Wed 16/Apr/08 8:35pm*

it's a triple in the works, to be a neat fit with the cutter mr11 kit that came out a week or two back.

should be easily modified to take a bigger driver like a bflex though.

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Wed 16/Apr/08 8:40pm*

OK.
I'm looking for something to take two at this stage.

slidecontrol · *by **slidecontrol** on Wed 16/Apr/08 8:43pm*

i presume you follow the lighting threads on MTBR? theres some great stuff happening over there.

the curtain rail idea looked quite cool, as well as easy to make to any size.

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