Lady Ferguson Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I sell them, but have no idea how them work (I just put them on top of my transit vans without a power supply): I know I need a resistor, but how d'you make them flash? Any help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I sell them, but have no idea how them work (I just put them on top of my transit vans without a power supply): I know I need a resistor, but how d'you make them flash? Any help would be appreciated do you have a flashing led or the one at stay on. yes you need a resistor, battery connector, adn a battery and soem wire if you want any more just ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 do you have a flashing led or the one at stay on. yes you need a resistor, battery connector, adn a battery and soem wire if you want any more just ask Thanks Coxy - they're flashing LEDs. What makes them flash then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Thanks Coxy - they're flashing LEDs. What makes them flash then? when you connect the battery to tham but they can go if you dont resistor on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 when you connect the battery to tham but they can go if you dont resistor on them Thanks darling - really helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Thanks darling - really helpful if you need to know how to wire ir just ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellarian Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 http://wild-bohemian.com/electronics/flasher.html http://www.maplin.co.uk/searchtemplate.asp?criteria=FLASHING%20LED%20CIRCUIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 as Steves maplin link, i believe they are the ones they sold me that you only have to wire up to the battery and/or switch, no resistor.....and the work fine! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Thanks guys - still don't know if mine flash or not, but doesn't seem I can buy 4cm lights that do \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Thanks guys - still don't know if mine flash or not, but doesn't seem I can buy 4cm lights that do \ If you can only buy 4mm LEDs that dont flash then all you need is a flasher unit i think, just put it in the ciruit and it will cut the power on and of i think.. not 100% tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 If you can only buy 4mm LEDs that dont flash then all you need is a flasher unit i think, just put it in the ciruit and it will cut the power on and of i think.. not 100% tho Thanks, I've checked the Maplin site and the biggest lights they do are 10mm - pity. Would this be any good for a model tractor conversion (using my 4cms lights) or would it be too big to put in the tractor? http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=22544&C=SO&U=strat15 Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 is there a decent model shop near you mandy?? one that does train set stuff, as they do small led flashers ect for that, i have seen boxes of them down mine in town, do 4mm up to 10, but i think they do smaller to try a search for antics online as thats the shop i have seen them in and use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 if it is 1 /32 in that scale then 4 cm ( 40 mm ) is 4 ft 3 in , which is some size of flashing light . 10 mm ones would be equivelant to just a tad over 1 foot . sorry... me being a numpty... of course 4cms is the overall length They are 10mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 is there a decent model shop near you mandy?? one that does train set stuff, as they do small led flashers ect for that, i have seen boxes of them down mine in town, do 4mm up to 10, but i think they do smaller to try a search for antics online as thats the shop i have seen them in and use The problem is with a customer, Sean. I've sold them as 'flashing' (because that's how I was sold them) - but I've never used them myself and don't want to give him the wrong advice \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 then most of length of an LED is the anode & cathode ( the stems where wires are connected ) . Anode is longest leg on LED This is my listing - I don't know why I didn't think of posting this before http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300356260599&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT I appreciate your help by the way Tam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsedelweiss Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 This is my listing - I don't know why I didn't think of posting this before http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300356260599&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT I appreciate your help by the way Tam Those led's. Do they flash on there own? Do you just have to connect it to a 6v battery and are they just normal 5mm led's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Those led's. Do they flash on there own? Do you just have to connect it to a 6v battery and are they just normal 5mm led's? I don't know - that's what I'm trying to work out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 the lights on my claas jaguar flash but god only know how i dont fancy taking her apart ither \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I would highly doubt that they would flash if you just add power to them, Just look like a standard LED to me.. But Again im only about 95% sure.. Can you not just try them? battery and piece of wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denis086 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 there are definately flashing and non flashing leds we used them in school for metalwork projects and your better off putting in a resister as they burn out the leds i think if you dont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 These arrive from Maplins this morning - but they're huge compared to the ones I normally sell . I could buy shorted ones, but the diameter is the same - is this because they have to house the resistor and BIC - or can I get smaller diameter version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I sell them, but have no idea how them work
(I just put them on top of my transit vans without a power supply):
I know I need a resistor, but how d'you make them flash?
Any help would be appreciated
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