How would I wire up a blinking LED?
Who sells these kinds of led blinking lights . i got an alarm but it dont got the led thing. I wanna also put one for my other cars without alarm just for the hell of it.

is there any DIY around, or where can i just buy one made to hook up w/bat. etc.
whats the best way

 

What color do you need. I think I have some extra units like that.

 

Im looking for blue LED blinking

 

bump itch ap

 

You can get blinking LEDs from radioshack for like $1.

 

your local audio shop would be glad to sell u one. or 2 in ur case

 

I currently got this 12V capable LED light from radio shack and right now its hooking up to my 12v battrey. i got another LED lights before and it burned. but im going to keep this type


http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...LAID=107592170


my problem is that this light particularly stays lit and dosent blink at all
is there a resistor to make it Blink and part Number???

what can i do to make it blink

 

You can get a blinking LED:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062553


Here is what I like & recommend:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062571
(Just make sure to hide the battery pack)

 

[quote=83customcivic;41219801]You can get a blinking LED:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062553

For this type will it handle the 12volt to ground im planning on getting this and wire it to power all the time.


i did it before with this type and the 12v shorted it directly.

what resistor can i use to handle the 12v bat. pos.

 

I have used the other link to Radio Shack I gave for the 2 AA *hidden* battery pack bright red flashing LED & it works great...in the meantime before a real alarm (hopefully the scare tactic works & they do not try)


Check www.google.com for blinking led ...much info on all kinds, types & ways to install

Here is a good example of installing a red blinking led in a car:


http://www.electro-tech-online.com/g...g-led-car.html


*Hope this helps. Search engines are the best way to find info when lost

 

Thanks, but how long did it last with the 2 AA *hidden* battery powered one?

 

About 3 months..just use good quality AA batts (Duracell or Energizer)

It is draws very low current & is very bright, so it takes a while to go completely down

 

You can run a relay so that it only turns on when the car is off, and that will increase your battery life.

OP: You need to get the blinking LED. The one you showed in your picture is a standard LED. You can make these blink but you need to do some electronics work.

 

What do i need to do if i want this particular one to blink
and what would be a good resistor that can cut power in half, i want to connect it directly to my car 12V B+ on all the time.

 

If you are referring to this.. http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062571.. (which I think you are because I was referring to it when you quoted me).. it already has a on/off switch

Hence I directed him here above.. http://www.electro-tech-online.com/g...g-led-car.html

 

I have provided all the info in the links I gave..especially the "how to install red blinking led in a car" link. Read it

 

That one has a built in resistor. I doubt you will need another one. However, you can calculate it for sure using this:
http://www.hebeiltd.com.cn/?p=zz.led...tor.calculator
The whole purpose of the resistor is to limit the current flowing into the LED, too much current will pop it.
If all else fails, I usually go with the trusty 1k. If it's too dim, then I will decrease the resistance slowly until I find a good one.

 

OP: You need to get the blinking LED. The one you showed in your picture is a standard LED. You can make these blink but you need to do some electronics work.[/quote]


The one in the pic yes is not a blinking LED. What do i do to make it blink? what do i use to make the non Blinking type led blink?

 

The one in the pic yes is not a blinking LED. What do i do to make it blink? what do i use to make the non Blinking type led blink?[/QUOTE]

you dont. it will cost you the same or probably more in parts and be way harder to make a non blinking LED blink. just go to radioshack and buy a blinking LED. use a resister to drop the voltage to what you need (the LED will say how much voltage it can handle) use the link posted above to calculate the resistor you need. you have gotten all of the info you need.

if it still sounds too hard for you paypal me $25 i'll go buy the LED and figure out the resistor, solder it together for you and all you have to do is hook it to the battery. for $35 i'll throw an inline in there too so that you dont burn your car down.

 

you dont. it will cost you the same or probably more in parts and be way harder to make a non blinking LED blink. just go to radioshack and buy a blinking LED. use a resister to drop the voltage to what you need (the LED will say how much voltage it can handle) use the link posted above to calculate the resistor you need. you have gotten all of the info you need.

if it still sounds too hard for you paypal me $25 i'll go buy the LED and figure out the resistor, solder it together for you and all you have to do is hook it to the battery. for $35 i'll throw an inline in there too so that you dont burn your car down.[/quote]

 

bump itch

 

why would you bump this? the question has been answered multiple times... i even offered to do it for him

 

thread done, i made 1 already but yea thanks

 

glad you got it done. i was getting curious but i figured you did or you would have been back.

 

thanks