Bb63 lights

[TomE]

Has any One used lights in ww2 bb63 from very fire any hints of information will help thanks

 

[Davidp]

what are you trying to light up & what voltage?

 

[TomE]

I'm opening port holes on all decks and the bridge. 12v led wired in series from Lighthouse, with on off switch.

 

[Davidp]

why in series because if 1 burns out or is defective then all won't work wereas in parallel, with 1 bad, the others still work? do you know the difference between series & parallel?

 

[Roger Pellett]

If it’s WW II and you want to build an authentic model, she would have been blacked out after dark. No lights!

Roger

 

[TomE]

Thank you guys for your feedback. The led are on a strip and I am wrong they are parallel. This is a learning experience for me. So tips, comments and ideas are a help. Thanks one and all

 

[Davidp]

what is the designed voltage for that led as 12v seems high to me as usually 3v to 5v? also what is the amperage(amps) needed for that strip?

 

[RussF]

what is the designed voltage for that led as 12v seems high to me as usually 3v to 5v? also what is the amperage(amps) needed for that strip?

It all depends on the LED strips he has. We supply lighting in the furniture we build that requires 24V. 12V strips are very readily available and each individual LED has its own dropping resistor. You can power a single LED directly with 240V if you have a large enough dropping resistor (5 - 10 watt) and a diode if it is AC.

 

[TomE]

on the road for a few day in TN. When i get back i will send the info on the leds i know they have a dropping resistor