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Jul 16, 2003 | 02:21 AM

xTimx

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hey, i would like to put lights in the trunk like LEDs or something like that...i don't want to install the neon tube lights, cause i'm low on budget, i know i can afford LEDs, they're cheap, but how to install them, i have no clue, and i want to put ALOT of them inside my trunk too...PLEASE HELP!!!!

Jul 16, 2003 | 08:46 AM

Ettore Casagrande Jr.

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Do yourself a favor and get the 12v LEDs ... so you don't have to do any resistor work.

Otherwise, if you have like 3 volt LEDs you CAN wire them in series but I almost guarantee that they'll burn out EVENTUALLY.

OR, you can figure out the math for the number of LEDs you have and use a resistor to lower the voltage to a suitable level for all of your LEDs wired in parallel.

Jul 16, 2003 | 11:21 PM

xTimx

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ok lets say i do get the 12v LEDs, so how the heck would i wire them up though? and install them...help again please!

Jul 17, 2003 | 01:50 PM

Ettore Casagrande Jr.

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EASY.

Wire positive to positive and negative to negative and you're done. Put a switch on the positive line and you're all done.

Jul 17, 2003 | 03:45 PM

xTimx

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ok but what about alot of LEDs, and i mean alot of them, how would i wire them up

Jul 17, 2003 | 04:21 PM

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Ok, first off how many LED's are you talking here? 20? 100? 1000? How much current does each draw (probably 20-30mA)

there are a number of ways you could wire them up but we need some more info first off.

Jul 17, 2003 | 05:33 PM

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ok what i was prolly thinking of is prolly around 50-100 12v LEDs, but i have on idea how to install them, like put them in series or parallel or all that jazz...

Jul 18, 2003 | 05:44 AM

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- All LEDs in parallel.
- 100 LEDs at 15mA is 1.5A so you can connect em with any wire you have laying around.
- Since the current is pretty low, you can use pretty much any switch you want too.

... anything else?

Jul 18, 2003 | 12:07 PM

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with the 12v leds, any need for a ANL fuse? and just oput of curiousity, what are these leds worth each (live outside of city, ownt be going in for a bit yet)