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08/28/10 20:24
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 		 #178369 - how can you have
Responding to: ???'s previous message
The article discussed a 12V battery and claimed a 10% variation in the reference LED driven by "constant current".
how can you have "constant current" and 10% variation.

And no 12V chargeable battery should be used until the voltage gets too low to drive that reference LED. For lead acid, the voltage should be within 10V and 15V.
so "fully discharged" means 10V ????

with that premise (15 to 10V) the variance in the "constant current" will be ~40% giving more than the claimed 10% variation in the reference LED.

no, I am not 'ridiculing' merely stating that if you publish, you should check your facts (a resistor does NOT provide "constant current") and not have inconsistencies in your statements.

Erik

PS I can not wait for the next "moving message display" post where a recommendation "use constant current drivers" get replied with "I do, look at the resistors".

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            how can you have            01/01/70 00:00      
               Different solutions for different needs            01/01/70 00:00      
                  just the fact it is not            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Still thinking "constant" is an absolute term            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I'm basing it on your statement            01/01/70 00:00      
                           The Actual Data            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Article still doesn't mention lead-acid batteries            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Actually It Is Based on Lead Acid Battery            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Might kill LED if testing while charging            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       Do Notice            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Just modulation that is > 100 times larger            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             which no one has argued            01/01/70 00:00      
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