Re: [NSVC] LED Experts - need help..

Yeah, I was thinking maybe there was some circuitry involved (like
maybe they did some kind of sequencing or other bling bling), but I
got a chance to look at the back of the boards, they're pretty
straightforward, just a run of LEDs wired in series.

Thanks mucho for the help!

On 2/22/06, Jim Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:
> Chris Weiss wrote:
>
> > The crazy thing is the advice from the mfg when he emailed support:
> > 1. The LEDs may take a while to light up due to static charge from the
> > plastic wrap
> > 2. For better results, charge LEDs with 36 volts battery for 15
> > seconds prior to installation
> >
>
> Total horsepuckey.  LEDs are diodes - they light when forward current is applied
> to them.  They are not high-impedance devices which can be affected by a static
> charge.  They can't be charged like a capacitor, either.  If these LEDs are
> intended for 12-14 volt applications, the 36 volt jolt will force almost three
> times the design current through them.  Good way to destroy a diode.
>
> I have some advice to your friend:  send the damn things back and don't deal
> with these people again.
>
> BTW, who is selling these things?  Just as a warning...
>
> -js
>
>
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