🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: sci.electronics.components
Article #54

Re: Best way to power array of LEDs?

#54
From: John Woodgate
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:15
13 lines
2464 bytes
I read in sci.electronics.design that Spehro Pefhany
<speff@interlog.com> wrote (in <c52kvuc8sut17acevom3dimg06i7d1ffn0@4ax.c
om>) about 'Best way to power array of LEDs?', on Fri, 13 Dec 2002:
>They have a nasty habit of using nickel-plated PCBs as the stator part
>of the switches in cheap DMMs. 

Yes. It doesn't wear too much, but it builds up a surface film that
prevents conduction. Switch cleaner works for a while.
-- 
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk 
Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to 
http://www.isce.org.uk
PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL!
Technical Details
Message-ID: <ZRoDyBCO$j+9Ewv9@jmwa.demon.co.uk>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!jmwa.demon.co.uk!jmw
References: <0001HW.B9C26E7400A7161B165FEAC0@news.covad.net> <at0a6l01j0s@drn.newsguy.com> <at0rth01cgq@drn.newsguy.com> <MPG.185df582bcee22e1989dde@news.inreach.net> <at592u$rs1$1@eskinews.eskimo.com> <atba8f$1aqgk$1@hades.csu.net> <G7Uk4SA$EZ+9Ewv3@jmwa.demon.co.uk> <c52kvuc8sut17acevom3dimg06i7d1ffn0@4ax.com>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 112d1e,4ef4c9d4aea85e1f
X-Google-Attributes: gid112d1e,public
X-Google-Thread: 1131b0,4ef4c9d4aea85e1f
X-Google-Attributes: gid1131b0,public
X-Google-Thread: 103407,4ef4c9d4aea85e1f
X-Google-Attributes: gid103407,public
X-Google-Thread: 10d137,4ef4c9d4aea85e1f
X-Google-Attributes: gid10d137,public
X-Google-Thread: 1118be,4ef4c9d4aea85e1f
X-Google-Attributes: gid1118be,public
X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-13 12:59:55 PST
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!jmwa.demon.co.uk!jmw
From: John Woodgate <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.components,sci.electronics.design,alt.engineering.electrical,aus.electronics,sci.electronics.repair
Subject: Re: Best way to power array of LEDs?
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:15:10 +0000
Organization: JMWA Electronics Consultancy
Lines: 13
Message-ID: <ZRoDyBCO$j+9Ewv9@jmwa.demon.co.uk>
References: <0001HW.B9C26E7400A7161B165FEAC0@news.covad.net>
 <at0a6l01j0s@drn.newsguy.com> <at0rth01cgq@drn.newsguy.com>
 <MPG.185df582bcee22e1989dde@news.inreach.net>
 <at592u$rs1$1@eskinews.eskimo.com> <atba8f$1aqgk$1@hades.csu.net>
 <G7Uk4SA$EZ+9Ewv3@jmwa.demon.co.uk>
 <c52kvuc8sut17acevom3dimg06i7d1ffn0@4ax.com>
Reply-To: John Woodgate <jmw@jmwa.demon.co.uk>
NNTP-Posting-Host: jmwa.demon.co.uk
Mime-Version: 1.0
X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1039813195 27709 158.152.135.100 (13 Dec 2002 20:59:55 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:59:55 +0000 (UTC)
X-Newsreader: Turnpike (32) Version 4.01  <5Z8C9wtxbnpWyFnyfFzqmVF739>