Blue LED for BOSOZ, how to implement?

Yochim · 9th September 2002, 01:15 AM

I am just about finished with my BOSOZ but I would like to have a blue LED on the front panel.

Should I take a feed off of the power supply rails to the LED? If so should I use a resistor in front of the LED?

Thanks for any info.

Y.

fcel · 9th September 2002, 02:02 AM

Those blue led gets very bright. I suggest to start with a 200K resistor in front of the led. I remember someone on this forum install two leds - one on each rail - just so that it "looks balanced electrically".

Yochim · 9th September 2002, 02:11 AM

fcel, thanks for replying. Do I connect the LED directly to the power supply rail?

Thanks.

Y.

AudioFreak · 9th September 2002, 02:36 AM

If you want it to be balanced electrically, connect it across the +ve and -ve rails (instead of +ve to gnd) and double the resistance.

Peter Daniel · 9th September 2002, 02:40 AM

If you want to do it really well

, put some extra turns of thin wire on your toroid and conect LED there with a small resistor.

jh6you · 9th September 2002, 04:30 AM

Waoowww...!

It's a fantasitc idea. Clap! Clap! Clap!

JH

jh6you · 9th September 2002, 05:35 AM

Yochim

I like the way as in the figure.
You could install LEDs of as many as number of diode bridges.
You could make them by easy p2p wiring.

JH

skaara · 9th September 2002, 08:17 AM

You dont even need a bridge for led

stefanobilliani · 9th September 2002, 09:08 AM

You may protect the led with 4 1n4004 series across its pins.
This metod limits the voltage at 2.5 volts or so.

skaara · 9th September 2002, 09:42 AM

But diodes will get hot, especially at that voltage?!

9th September 2002, 01:15 AM	#1
Yochim diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada	Blue LED for BOSOZ, how to implement? I am just about finished with my BOSOZ but I would like to have a blue LED on the front panel. Should I take a feed off of the power supply rails to the LED? If so should I use a resistor in front of the LED? Thanks for any info. Y.

9th September 2002, 02:40 AM	#5
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	If you want to do it really well , put some extra turns of thin wire on your toroid and conect LED there with a small resistor. __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

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9th September 2002, 02:02 AM	#2
fcel diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: LA County	Those blue led gets very bright. I suggest to start with a 200K resistor in front of the led. I remember someone on this forum install two leds - one on each rail - just so that it "looks balanced electrically".

9th September 2002, 02:11 AM	#3
Yochim diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada	fcel, thanks for replying. Do I connect the LED directly to the power supply rail? Thanks. Y.

9th September 2002, 02:36 AM	#4
AudioFreak Warp Engineer On Holiday Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Queensland, Australia	If you want it to be balanced electrically, connect it across the +ve and -ve rails (instead of +ve to gnd) and double the resistance.

9th September 2002, 04:30 AM	#6
jh6you Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Near to the Pacific Ocean	Waoowww...! It's a fantasitc idea. Clap! Clap! Clap! JH

9th September 2002, 08:17 AM	#8
skaara diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Europe, Slovenia	You dont even need a bridge for led

9th September 2002, 09:08 AM	#9
stefanobilliani diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Italy	You may protect the led with 4 1n4004 series across its pins. This metod limits the voltage at 2.5 volts or so.

9th September 2002, 09:42 AM	#10
skaara diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Europe, Slovenia	But diodes will get hot, especially at that voltage?!

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