Need leds!

[bizarre179]

I am limited on time... where can i get around 100 or so led's for cheap? I am making lights and i need them for a design i am adding in to it.

I also just got some ss ultras and new fog lights!

[pimpalero2003]

ebay maybe 10 bucks

[cherrington17]

what color are you looking for? i can sell you 100 blues w/ resistors for like $12.

[YALEROYNOT]

i got mine from this guy he ships quick and from the USA.


LED'S (http://cgi.ebay.com/100-LEDs-in-WHITE-or-GREEN-5mm-Super-Bright_W0QQitemZ270197902302QQihZ017QQcategoryZ669 52QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Marrko]

hey cherington if you're willing to ship them here to Lithuania i'll buy them :)

[cherrington17]

i wouldn't even know HOW to ship them to lith. :lol:

for you, i'd hit ebay. the hong kong supplier ships worldwide. (thats where i got mine)

[Marrko]

cherington it's easy, go to the post office put everything in to a box and write this adress:
Marius Gomas
Pietine 18 - 4
Klaipeda, Lithuania
LT-93147

And your set :) so how about it? :)

[03alerospl]

I get the hong kong ones too, it takes a week or so, but they're pretty inexpensive and come in the cutest envelopes :p

[cherrington17]

marrko, i would, but the rate would be much higher then the standard ~$2 us dollars it takes to send it anywhere in the country here. so i'd have to raise the price from 12, to 10+shipping....

and at the rate, your better off with the ebay. i certainly could, but i'd rather you get a better deal.

[YALEROYNOT]

i got mine from this guy he ships quick and from the USA.


LED'S (http://cgi.ebay.com/100-LEDs-in-WHITE-or-GREEN-5mm-Super-Bright_W0QQitemZ270197902302QQihZ017QQcategoryZ669 52QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

you will have them from this guy in less then a week he ships same or next day depends on the order time i ordered tues morn and got leds wed after noon. and he is in the USA he quoted me 400 leds ( 300 red and 100 white) shipped for $28.00 ($.o7 each good price )

[pimpalero2003]

i got my prewired fom hongkongand yeah th packaging was kinda neat

[Marrko]

YALEROYNOT but what about resistors? can i get them from him?

[YALEROYNOT]

YALEROYNOT but what about resistors? can i get them from him?

got mine from this guy http://myworld.ebay.com/resistorsplus same thing fast shipping and USA half the price of radio shack

[cherrington17]

^like thats hard to do. :lol: *cough* radioshack gets resistors for 400% less then they sell them for *cough*

i still use http://www.opamp-electronics.com/~opamp/catalog/index.php for resistors. cheapest i've ever seen. like $0.99 for a pack of 100. go with carbon film, 1/4W. (you can use 1/8w w/o an issue, but the leads are REALLY thin and annoying to work with)

[Marrko]

ok thnx :P tomorow going to the store to buy a soldering gun... gonna order those leds and practise to do something with them :)

[YALEROYNOT]

ok thnx :P tomorow going to the store to buy a soldering gun... gonna order those leds and practise to do something with them :)

I just did 50 leds

i have a holder that helps a lot. just clip led in one and resistor in other. i also have a soldering iron that has a trigger only hot when pulled. get a holder if you are geting one that is hot all the time it will help keep the tip clean and from burning your sels or table.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/YALEROYNOT/12270716501.jpg

[03alerospl]

^^ thats what I use too, works great for small pieces

[YALEROYNOT]

^^ thats what I use too, works great for small pieces

i got it from my uncle. where do you buy them ?

[03alerospl]

I got mine in a cheap soldering gun kit, turned out to be the best thing in the whole package.

[YALEROYNOT]

I got mine in a cheap soldering gun kit, turned out to be the best thing in the whole package.

works great for leds and resistors

[YALEROYNOT]

here is a good idea i saw for a soldering iron


http://donn.dyndns.org/projects/usblcd/img_5300.jpg

[03alerospl]

^that looks scary :lol:

[cavaliers60]

x2. lol There's a reason it's the only one like it..... :lol:


:badidea:

[YALEROYNOT]

better then burning the s@#t out of your table or having to keep picking up the iron

[cherrington17]

^spoken like someone who has done extensive soldering. :lol:

i looked at that and thought "damn... creative"

[YALEROYNOT]

^spoken like someone who has done extensive soldering. :lol:

i looked at that and thought "damn... creative"

YES ;) i just did 50 leds. and i saw this thought i could have used it :lol: :rolleyes2:

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/YALEROYNOT/12260720191.jpg

[Satsuriku]

lol dude, just put them in a series, could have been WAY easier and less time spent soldering, for sure!!

[cherrington17]

^sometimes its not practical to do.

and the only downside to that previous picture (solding gun holder) is:

DON'T SNEEZE! :lol:

[Satsuriku]

if i recall, hes using that for his 3rd brake like.....i think its practical enough to do it in a series cause....well, good luck fitting 50 strips of wire behind there with LED's and not expect to snap a few leads

[YALEROYNOT]

lol dude, just put them in a series, could have been WAY easier and less time spent soldering, for sure!!

62 leds (to be exact) hooked to a 555 timer and 4017cmos counter. so the lights track ( 30 on each side ) when the turn signals are on. in order to do that you cant hook them in series because you have to hook the leds to the 4017 counter. I like a chalange what can i say ;). its that simple :lol:

http://www.qrp.pops.net/images/CHASER1.GIF

[bizarre179]

Yea, i got them off ebay last night. All together with shipping it was $19. 100 red led's with resistors rated at 18kmcd. This is gonna be a great project... just wait...