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Building my first board for an led lighting project 2
Building a lighting control board for a model kit. My first Arduino and perf board project
Building a lighting control board for a model kit. My first Arduino and perf board project
Great! Can you tell me what components you are using, specifically what transistors to drive the LED?
I am trying to build something similar for an LED strip and can’t find a reliable component which can switch high currents. I see that you have used transistors whereas I am considering using a motor driver like L293D.
Looks nice! You’re at a similar point that I was a few years ago, using hand-wired perfboards. I strongly encourage you to learn how to design your own printed circuit boards. KiCad is free and fairly easy to learn. Start with through-hole components for your first board, but you’ll want to quickly graduate to surface mount. Hand solder one board and then step up to a hot air station. Chinese PCB fabrication companies are super cheap, fast and easy to work with. You’ll be glad you did.
Some of my history is here:
https://electricfiredesign.com
BTW, MOSFETs are more commonly used to drive LEDs than regular silicon transistors. Some details are in this article:
https://electricfiredesign.com/2021/02/26/leds-for-light-art-part-4-led-driver-circuits/