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The Kind-of-Super Comprehensive guide about everything LED!

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This is still a WIP

 

Hello people of the website(s) that I decide to post this at, as you can probably tell by the title, this post/thread/whatever is going to be 100% completely about LED's! Now, instead of me making this introduction go on for way longer than it should (which it already has), lets get to it!

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What Exactly ARE LED's?

 

LED is actually an acronym for "Light Emitting Diode" in short, this means that when the LED or Light Emitting Diode gets power it will produce a light. Depending on the size and overall specs of the diode the light will vary in many different aspects. Some examples would be; Color, Lumens, and tone. I will go over each of these things in different sections.

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Why are LED's better?

 

Instead of going over each and every advantage I will list just a few:

⦁ More Power Efficient

⦁ More Versatile

⦁ More Verity of color .etc

⦁ Longer life span

⦁ Doesn't give off heat

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What is needed to run a proper LED lighting system?

 

Well this entirely depends on what type of system you will be running, is it home lighting? Accent lighting for your desk/pc? Or maybe even automotive lighting? But there are always still 2 main things that are always required in a LED setup, a Power supply (or any way of getting power, weather it be a dedicated PSU or just a cable that plugs into the wall or a USB port) and obviously the LED's themselves. Optionally you can have a controller that you can use to control the colors of RGB LED's or the brightness/effects of other colors. I will get more in depth about each of these things in the next sections.

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Power supplies and controllers

 

Without a power supply your LED's wont turn on (obviously, unless you have magical powers). There are dedicated power supply boxes like the one that you have in your PC or you can just use a power cord that plugs into the wall like the ones that you find on your laptop or other small appliances. Obviously, you will have to do some soldering or wiring if you use the power cord. These sources are the best if you are using one color of LEDs.

If you are using RGB LEDs or want to control the brightness of your LED's then you will probably want to use a dedicated controller, even if you are using a controller you will need a power source. The high end controllers will just require you to plug a single cord (without a power brick) into the wall to provide power. These controllers will allow you to use different colors on RGB LED's, change brightness and even enable/disable flashing patterns.

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Different types of LED's

 

COMING SOOOOOON!

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But wait, how do I attach these thangs?

 

COMING SOOOOOON!

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Where can I attach these thangs?

 

COMING SOOOOOON!

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Project Ideas

 

COMING SOOOOOON!

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Got an idea for a new section? Post it below and I will add it!

Got a question? Post that below also!

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Nice guide thanks :)

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Looking forward to this one...

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you should open a section for where to buy recommended LED's  :)

noted, will add that when I get to it

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Nice guide thanks :)

You mean all 2/5 of it? 

On a side note, this should be good!

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You mean all 2/5 of it?

On a side note, this should be good!

hopefully! Only if I can find time since I'm on vacation. What's up right now was written on a plane :P

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This looks good to me for a beginner learning about these types of components and hopefully it will be some use to some people

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Well they do give off some heat, though.... And they (usually) don't dim that gracefully... But otherwise, yeah they rule!

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⦁ More Verity of color .etc

 

*Variety. :D

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Well they do give off some heat, though.... And they (usually) don't dim that gracefully... But otherwise, yeah they rule!

With PWM they dim gracefully.

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I used to rely on my crappy LED fans for light but now that I am thinking if buying proper fans I might need to get me some alchemy strips. But they are so expensive for 6 LEDs.

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Give me more please!

I am addicted to building gaming PCs but I don't have a great reason to stop...yet...

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Give me more please!

Damn, I completely forgot about this. I'll try after exams :)

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you should open a section for where to buy recommended LED's  :)

ebay

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