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>On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 05:39:05 -0700 Richard <2@mail.vcnet.com> writes:
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>> >Expanding on a suggestion made to me off list, how about a string of
>150
>> >LEDs to get 300odd V for a screen supply. That could be quite pretty,
>and
>> >give visual indication of loading too.
>> >
>> * Super-Excellent idea, Steve. A showy visual display just might win
>
>> over the "real radios glow in the dark" gang. Hmmmmm, lets see, with
>> high-intensity LEDs, it should be possible to make a 800-LED array
>> screen-shunt regulator for an 8170 that could probably be seen from
>> 2-miles away. Would this be impressive or what? And if this
>screen-reg.
>> was mounted on top of the tower -- totally kick-butt awesome.
>> .
>> cheerz
>>
>> - R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
>> www.vcnet.com/measures.
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>Hi Rich & Steve,
> I would hope that before anyone starts wiring all those LED's, one
>would check the LED I/V curve and discover that a "regulator" of this
>design would exhibit something in the neighborhood of 20%... wanderance.
>
* no problema, Marv -- just add a LM-723/power-FET regulator after the
LED regulator and we've got good V reg.
- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
www.vcnet.com/measures.
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