How to Wire LED Lights?

  Good news! You can wire your own LEDs for a project. Maybe some of you think it is not very reasonable to do that, but trust me it’s just a piece of cake if get the tips. LEDs, also known as light emitting diodes, can be very useful because of the amount of light emitted with only very little power use and very little heat dissipated. They can be easily added to any project, but they have distinctive characteristics that set them apart from incandescent bulbs when it comes to safe, effective wiring. Wiring LED lights can be a bit tricky because of the accuracy demanded in circuit values and the number of LEDs in a typical lighting circuit. With LEDs, you need accurate values for current, voltage and resistance, or the circuit will not work at all. You also need to make a large number of clean connections using delicate parts (as opposed to incandescent and fluorescent lamps, which require fewer bulbs and use lamps that are easy to connect to the power supply). Fortunately, the calculations are pretty straightforward, and LEDs are tough enough to stand up to soldering with little risk of failure.

  Let us share some instructions, firstly, gather the LEDs that you want to wire into your circuit. Most LEDs require little power, so assuming you is using a decent power supply; you should be able to put in as many as you want. And secondly, Note the specs of your LEDs. Commercially available LEDs have two values you need to be concerned with: voltage and amperage. For the sake of simplicity, use LEDs that all have the same values. Then the third one is, Decide whether you want to wire your LEDs in series or parallel. In series circuits, the LEDs' voltages are added. So, for example, if you have three 2-volt LEDs, you'll have a total voltage drop of 6 volts. Since you need a power supply that is higher than the total combined voltage of the LEDs, wiring in parallel is almost always a good idea. If you're using only a few LEDs, however, you may want to wire in series for the sake of simplicity. After that is the fourth, Go to an online LED circuit calculator and plug in your values to determine what resistor you need. Click on the tab that says "Parallel LEDs" and input the voltage of your power supply, the number of LEDs you're using and the amperage and voltage of each LED. The calculator will tell you what resistor you need and the current rating that resistor requires. Then the fifth, sixth and seventh, Wire your resistor into the circuit. You can either use a resistor rated for the current of the total circuit and wire it to the positive terminal of your power supply or wire a resistor of the same value, but with a lower current rating, to the cathode (the terminal near the flattened edge) of each LED. For example, if the calculator tells you that your 30 LED circuit needs a 100-ohm resistor rated for 6 watts, you can get one 6-watt 100-ohm resistor, or 30 smaller, common 100-ohm resistors (usually rated for 1/8 watt). Wire the cathodes of each LED in parallel. Hook up each cathode to the common resistor. If each has its own resistor, wire each resistor to the positive terminal of the power supply. Wire the anodes (the other terminal of the LEDs) to an SPST switch. Wire the other terminal of the switch to the negative terminal of the power supply. You now have an LED light circuit.

  After all, it is not a hard thing to do, all of us can try it. If you like this article, please share it with your family and friends