help hooking up leds

[charlie0882004]

ok i read that i need resisters for them. how many do i need per led?

[JoshM]

Info might be in this sticky, if not... PM greencb7inkc.
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=108559

[charlie0882004]

i didnt find my answer

[JoshM]

Info might be in this sticky, if not... PM greencb7inkc.
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=108559

i didnt find my answer

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[cvc7chris]

you can get 12volt led's and you can hook those straight up to the battery on a switch i believe..i've done it

resistors make it blink i think...i'm a led noob...btw..

[charlie0882004]

ok my plan is to make led tail lights. so im trying to figure out do i need resisters or can i just hook up all the leds

[cvc7chris]

josh linked you to the thread that tells you how!!! lmao

[charlie0882004]

josh linked you to the thread that tells you how!!! lmao

no thats the bulb. i didnt see anything stating that you need resisters or how to hook them up diy. he showed a white looking thing but i dont know what it is or what it does the pic was blurry also

[JoshM]

josh linked you to the thread that tells you how!!! lmao

Indeed.
It was intential, if the info is in any sticky, it'd be in that one.
I didn't read it, had no need to... so I informed Charlie that if it wasn't in there, to PM the op (greencb7inkc).

[charlie0882004]

Indeed.
It was intential, if the info is in any sticky, it'd be in that one.
I didn't read it, had no need to... so I informed Charlie that if it wasn't in there, to PM the op (greencb7inkc).

i pmed him

[keycb7]

Get pre-wired with resistor already hooked up. find my tread called "guess what I'm making" and see the ones I had used.

[JoshM]

i pmed him

Word.
C91BLX7 is also knowledgeable about LEDs.

[lucid]

most component (single) LEDs operate at something like 3.6 volts. You can use 1/4 or 1/2 watt resistors to step the car's 12-14.4 volts down to a safe 3.6 to keep from blowing the resistor the first time you turn on the power.
You would use one resistor, say (560 Ohms) per individual LED.
A lot of it has to do with how many LEDs and how you wire them.
You can use one resistor to four or more leds if you have the specs.
Check out how easy this link makes it:

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

If you are using prewired stuff, the resistor's already built in.
If your brake light out indicator exists and goes off, you can add load resistors which simulate the original bulb's resistance..or you can supposedly trick the sensor that sets off the indicator...it's in the taillight bulb assembly I think.

[cp[mike]]

holy CRAP lots of misinformation in this thread... edit:except lucid's post. except many modern high-intensity LEDs run at 2.2v, not 3.6v - make sure you find out the voltage and required current for the LEDs you are using. then:

http://ledcalc.com/

check out that link, it lays it all out for you VERY clearly, including with a diagram. and it explains it in detail.

[jst_4_kiks]

can also check out www.superbrightleds.com have plug in style leds that fit in perfect and have no issues....BRIGHT!!!!!!!