wolframore
New Member
I have something that may help some of you get better results with your LED lighting.
Using LEDs is always a challenge, too much power and they burn out, not enough they're too dim. It's not your fault, this issue is something even engineers struggle with. Non linear voltage, your eyes see non-linearly, and even if you get it to work, we are guessing how bright it will be. The "1k" rule of thumb only makes it safe.
Maybe the cabin in the woods is lit up like a Walmart or the FRED looks like it's lighting up the entire town. Is that gaslight looking too modern? Does the security light look like it's candlelit?
My solution is a precision dimmer that does all the measurements and calculations. What you see is what you get!
Just attach any LED, dial in the brightness, set the voltage to what you are using and let the device give you a perfect match. It even gives you the actual resistor value that you can look up and buy!
You don't need expensive dimmers and prewired systems. An entire layout can be calculated and lit up for pennies per LED!
Using LEDs is always a challenge, too much power and they burn out, not enough they're too dim. It's not your fault, this issue is something even engineers struggle with. Non linear voltage, your eyes see non-linearly, and even if you get it to work, we are guessing how bright it will be. The "1k" rule of thumb only makes it safe.
Maybe the cabin in the woods is lit up like a Walmart or the FRED looks like it's lighting up the entire town. Is that gaslight looking too modern? Does the security light look like it's candlelit?
My solution is a precision dimmer that does all the measurements and calculations. What you see is what you get!
Just attach any LED, dial in the brightness, set the voltage to what you are using and let the device give you a perfect match. It even gives you the actual resistor value that you can look up and buy!
You don't need expensive dimmers and prewired systems. An entire layout can be calculated and lit up for pennies per LED!
