DRIVING MANY LEDS Circuit

Published:2013/3/4 21:47:00 Author:Ecco | Keyword: DRIVING MANY LEDS | From:SeekIC

The 555 is capable of sinking and sourcing up to 200mA, but it gets very hot when doing this on a 12v supply. The following circuit shows the maximum number of white LEDs that can be realistically driven from a 555 and we have limited the total current to about 130mA as each LED is designed to pass about 17mA to 22mA maximum. A white LED drops a characteristic 3.2v to 3.6v and this means only 3 LEDs can be placed in series.



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