sjaguar13 Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Yeah, it works! It has the pot that can control how fast it blinks and everything. I'm just working on refinishing the body. I want a biohazard sign on it somewhere, but I can't find a good place for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Yeah, it works! It has the pot that can control how fast it blinks Wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMysterio Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 can't wait to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 LEDs use very little juice, itl wil last plenty long enough. I just want to clarify this (I know you're using a blinker): LED's typically use about 20mA each. 20 x 10 = 200mA. A typical 9V battery has a maH rating of 500 - 800 maH. Unfortunately, this makes a 9V one of the worst choices in terms of battery life. 9V's however are the best choice if you want a pre-made battery box since nobody makes AA battery boxes suitable for a guitar. There's been a lot of talk about LEDs lately and there seems to be a good deal of confusion related to the circuits and power sources. I strongly recommend that you look at www.theledlight.com (technical info at the bottom). It will explain a lot of the circuit issues well enough for someone with little electronics knowledge. I also would recommend seriously considering not doing them for your first guitar project. There's a lot that can go wrong and it adds quite a bit of time to building the neck. If you decide to do it, read up as much as you can before committing to buying parts and installing them. Avoid super-brights for side LEDs!!!! They will render the guitar almost useless! They are probably OK for the front of the neck but I personally just don't use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Actually most LEDs have a current range from about 3 to 30 ma you can run a super bright LED off 5 amps and it will be fine, admitadlly if you have 10 of them then it'll still suck the batteries dry lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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