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Hello all. I just got a nice little 10 Watt LED from ebay in the mail today, and I thought I would ask someone with more experience about this.
The LED's spec sheet says it takes 9-12 volts @ 1050 Amps (Which would be 12 Watts actually). I have an old computer PSU that has a 12 Volt 500 mA output on it, and I was wondering if it would be safe to run my LED off of it to test it, or would I still need a ballast of some kind?
If I do need a ballast, could I use something other than a resistor? Like say a computer fan? (I've seen people use motors as ballasts before). I'm not trying to run this for a long time, just to play with it a little.
And yes, I did order a proper LED driver that matches the specs for my LED, I just ordered them separately so it didn't arrive at the same time.
And yes I'll stick it to a heatsink.
Thanks!
The LED's spec sheet says it takes 9-12 volts @ 1050 Amps (Which would be 12 Watts actually). I have an old computer PSU that has a 12 Volt 500 mA output on it, and I was wondering if it would be safe to run my LED off of it to test it, or would I still need a ballast of some kind?
If I do need a ballast, could I use something other than a resistor? Like say a computer fan? (I've seen people use motors as ballasts before). I'm not trying to run this for a long time, just to play with it a little.
And yes, I did order a proper LED driver that matches the specs for my LED, I just ordered them separately so it didn't arrive at the same time.
And yes I'll stick it to a heatsink.
Thanks!