Has anyone experimented with taking apart one of those super bright led
lights you can find at REI or other outdoor places? I think they are called
sapphire LED's. I was thinking of doing this for my slowflyer as landing
lights.
Erik Alber
Portland Area Soaring Society Vice President
"The Resin Head"
http://NuanceHLG.8k.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew E. Mileski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] LED's
> Perry Hudson wrote:
> >
> > Um. I'm hooking up some LED's on my night slope ship and was wondering
if I
> > need to go in parallel or series??
> >
> > The LED's are rated at 2V and 20 mha. They don't seem very bright at
2V. Any
> > guess on how much they can take??
>
> I doubt they will be very visible. You'll get better visibility
> using Christmas tree bulbs. (the small ones of course).
>
> > I have two 2.4v 500 mha packs wired in parallel.
>
> 18 x 20 mA = 360 mA, so 500 mAh / 360 mA = 1.39 h (83 minutes)
>
> --
> Andrew E. Mileski
> Ottawa, Canada
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