White LEDs have become so common nowadays that even school kids today know how to use them for making simple LED projects. LEDs are typically used for illuminating purposes, the discussed circuit is also intended for similar applications. The post talks about how to wire LEDs and battery to make a simple DIY LED flashlight. […]
Lamps and Lights
Illuminating 24 White LEDs from two 9 Volt Cells
In this post I have explained about a special circuit which can illuminate 24 high bright white LEDs from a single 9V PP3 battery, let’s unravel the secret behind this amazing circuit. Nine volt cells as the rating suggest, provides 9 volt output, but what about the current? A 9 volt PP3 battery will not […]
Make this LED Driver Circuit for Backlighting Small LCD Screens
In this post we study a LED driver circuit specially designed for backlighting LCD screens applications, Introductionlet’ learn more about this interesting device. Introduction Today LCD products have become very common and a part of our everyday life. Whether it’s your cell phone, DVD player, TV set, car, all incorporate LCD screens for indicating or […]
Transformerless LED Bulb Circuits using Capacitors
In this post I have elaborately explained how to build simple transformerless LED bulb circuits using many LEDs in series and powering them through current controlled capacitive power supply circuit. Safety Note: These circuits operate directly from mains AC voltage without galvanic isolation, meaning live components carry high voltage when energized. Standard electrical safety practices […]
AC Light Dimmer Circuit
In this post I have explained through two examples how to build a simple110 V or 220 V AC light dimmer circuit for controlling light intensity with pot, using the principle of triac phase chopping. A 220V dimmer switch circuit is basically a triac/diac based AC mains voltage regulator circuit which can be used for […]
How to Make 1 A Constant Current LED Driver Circuit
In this article I have explained a simple 1 amp constant current LED driver circuit using the IC MBI6651 from MACROBLOCK. The IC has been specifically designed for operating high power LEDs safely by providing a constant current output. The circuit includes very few external components and therefore becomes very easy to assemble at home. […]