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<blockquote data-quote="levin818" data-source="post: 1064353785" data-attributes="member: 849"><p>From what i can see from the picture, you connected 4 LEDs in parallel, then series a 100ohm 1/4W resistor for current control. Right?</p><p>It is not wrong to connect in this way but you need a high wattage resistor to handle the power dissipated by the resistor.</p><p>Assuming your LED's forward voltage is 3V, battery voltage is 13V.</p><p>Voltage across the resistor is, 13-3 = 10V</p><p>Power dissipated at the resistor is (10)(10)/100 = 1W</p><p>It mean, minimum requirement for the resistor's wattage is 1W. Reliable manufacturer usually use 2W to increase the reliability.</p><p>Your resistor is only 1/4W, sure burn!<span style="color: Silver"></span></p><p><span style="color: Silver"></span></p><p><span style="color: Silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 11:35 PM ---------- 6 hour anti-bump limit - Previous post was at 11:20 PM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Silver"></span></p><p><span style="color: Silver"></span>To light up 4 LEDs with 13V supply, a more suitable (efficient) way should be connecting the LED in series, like what TitanRev does.</p><p>You will greatly reduce the heat/power dissipated at the resistor compare to parallel connection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="levin818, post: 1064353785, member: 849"] From what i can see from the picture, you connected 4 LEDs in parallel, then series a 100ohm 1/4W resistor for current control. Right? It is not wrong to connect in this way but you need a high wattage resistor to handle the power dissipated by the resistor. Assuming your LED's forward voltage is 3V, battery voltage is 13V. Voltage across the resistor is, 13-3 = 10V Power dissipated at the resistor is (10)(10)/100 = 1W It mean, minimum requirement for the resistor's wattage is 1W. Reliable manufacturer usually use 2W to increase the reliability. Your resistor is only 1/4W, sure burn![COLOR="Silver"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 11:35 PM ---------- 6 hour anti-bump limit - Previous post was at 11:20 PM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR]To light up 4 LEDs with 13V supply, a more suitable (efficient) way should be connecting the LED in series, like what TitanRev does. You will greatly reduce the heat/power dissipated at the resistor compare to parallel connection. [/QUOTE]
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