[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu 5400B Az-EL rotor controller Lamps

2009-11-13 Thread Howard Kowall
The resistor value, R is given by: R = (VS - VL) / I VS = supply voltage VL = LED voltage (usually 2V, but 4V for blue and white LEDs) I = LED current (e.g. 20mA), this must be less than the maximum permitted Here is the standard calculation Howard VE4ISP - Original Message -

[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu 5400B Az-EL rotor controller Lamps

2009-11-13 Thread Alan VE4YZ
http://picasaweb.google.com/ve4yz.alan/RotatorRebuild2009# Near the end of these images is a replacement of the lights. I found LED's with their built in lens too focused and not creating and even illumination across the meter. I went back to incandescent. The Source 13V 60ma with a diode in