Re: Calculating LED resistors- long winded

My personal opinion with mods IS to use LEDs.

Just put two LEDs back-to-back with a single resistor. The conducting
diode will protect the other one. You will need to drop the resistor
value as you will now only have 50% duty cycle.

Edward Cheung CARGPB26

On Nov 16, 10:42 am, PT <zeeca...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, the GI is AC not DC. It also runs through triacs for dimming.
Not that it won't work, but running LEDs on AC is not the best way,
since there may be some flicker - especially when the GI is dimmed.
LEDs don't have persistence like a real bulb does.

Why not just tag into the GI string(s) and use real 44 or 47 bulbs as
Chris did? It will be MUCH simpler and most likely look a lot better
in the end. You'll have a hard time back-lighting something as big as
the Earth and Mars with the pinpoints of light that come from LEDs.

You can put up to 18 bulbs on a GI string. Start counting the bulbs
on each string to find ones with less than 18. This will also allow
you to use blinking bulbs (455) behind the ships as Chris does.

John



I think I mispoke about the 6.3vdc, I think it is 6.3 vac. I do no
think that should change anything, I think. And yes thank you for
clarifying I will be running them in parralel.

Well I was only completely wrong with two things. :)

I think I get it now, thanks.

-Taylor

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