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MEXICOWANDERER
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Aug 13, 2014

Mushroom Cloud Over Mexico LED Magic Smoke Tomorrow

I gotta try it. (4) 33 volt LED chips in series. (1) 5 amp 1KV rectifier in series for a guarantee (1) 100uf 450 volt electrolytic cap connected inside the rectifier circuit. Plugger into ...
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westend
Explorer
Aug 13, 2014
I looked up past the waning super moon, tonight, and saw some sparks flying. Thought it might be the Mex testing effects but realized we're in the midst of the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Mex, is this the indoor light solution you're testing? One thing keeps nagging at me----why was it not possible to get a 12V friendly LED chip? That should reduce the component count and complexity, correct?

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