GlenMcl
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I have been tasked with designing a "spy kids"-like console with radar images, flashing lights, working switches, etc. I have the pc parts figured out, but am a novice with electronics - last time I built a circuit board was as a kid.
Wanting to setup a few simple flashing LED panels with off\on switches. Have found a few places that sell 12V flashing LEDs.
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My first question is can I use an old 12V power supply scrapped from an old wireless phone base (or one I could pick up at radio shack) to power a bunch of these things? I was planning on cutting the adapter plug off and wiring it straight into some of these with an on\off switch. If that would work - would I wire them in parallel or series? How many do you think could be wired off of 1 standard power supply?
Any advice is appreciated! (Also, if anyone has any simple ideas to add some "coolness" to such a console - that would be awesome too!)
Thanks!
Glen M
Wanting to setup a few simple flashing LED panels with off\on switches. Have found a few places that sell 12V flashing LEDs.
**broken link removed**
**broken link removed**
My first question is can I use an old 12V power supply scrapped from an old wireless phone base (or one I could pick up at radio shack) to power a bunch of these things? I was planning on cutting the adapter plug off and wiring it straight into some of these with an on\off switch. If that would work - would I wire them in parallel or series? How many do you think could be wired off of 1 standard power supply?
Any advice is appreciated! (Also, if anyone has any simple ideas to add some "coolness" to such a console - that would be awesome too!)
Thanks!
Glen M