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LEDS1

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LED Strobe Light

Ramsey Electronics Model No. LEDS1

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Bright blue stroboscope without high voltage or glass tubes.

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Adjustable flash rate.

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Audio mode flashes to your stereo.

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Runs on 12V DC.

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LEDs won’t burn out.

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External trig allows for expandability.

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3 different LED boards to choose from.

Super-Bright LEDs pulse to your music. Switch over to
stroboscope mode for a super-blue hypnotic flash! Use the
LEDs as a super flashlight. The possibilities are endless!

Summary of Contents for LEDS1

Page 1: ...le flash rate Audio mode flashes to your stereo Runs on 12V DC LEDs won t burn out External trig allows for expandability 3 different LED boards to choose from Super Bright LEDs pulse to your music Sw...

Page 2: ...Lead Acid Battery Charger ECG1 Heart Monitor DCI1 DTMF Controller Interface RAMSEY AMATEUR RADIO KITS HR Series HF All Mode Receivers QRP Series HF CW Transmitters CW7 CW Keyer QRP Power Amplifiers RA...

Page 3: ...Assembly Steps 9 Setup and Testing 12 Troubleshooting Guide 13 Main Board Parts Layout Diagram 16 Main Board Schematic Diagram 17 LED Board Parts Layout Diagram 18 LED Board Schematic Diagram 19 Ramse...

Page 4: ...u to control the LEDS1 with your own external source or connect two LEDS1 s together LEDS1 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION Before we begin dissecting the circuit let s have a look at the big picture and see what...

Page 5: ...ple consider a piece of music that has a drum beat The LEDS1 is set to low pass the audio The drum beat makes it through the filter is amplified by U1 B and triggers U2 Now you might be thinking Isn t...

Page 6: ...nimal chance of inserting wires into wrong holes Second whenever possible we install in an order that fits our Learn As You Build Kit building philosophy This entails describing the circuit that you a...

Page 7: ...17 R20 2 300 ohm resistor orange black brown R7 R16 1 330 ohm resistor orange orange brown R18 1 470K resistor yellow violet yellow R11 1 100K potentiometer R19 CAPACITORS 4 1 uF ceramic disc capacito...

Page 8: ...double sticky foam tape 4 inches LEDS1 LED BOARD PARTS LIST The LED board is the smaller of the two RESISTORS 4 68 ohm resistor blue gray black R31 R32 R33 R34 1 150 ohm resistor brown green brown R3...

Page 9: ...eramic disk capacitor marked 104 next to C14 10 Install R2 10K ohm resistor brown black orange next to C13 11 Install R1 10K ohm resistor brown black orange above C13 12 Install U1 LM324 marked LM324N...

Page 10: ...r orange orange brown next to D10 32 Install R10 10K ohm resistor brown black orange just above D10 33 Install U2 the other NE555 timer IC next to R10 U2 flashes the LEDs in audio mode 34 Install R11...

Page 11: ...the LEDs onto the LED board and you will be ready to start strobing 47 Install all the LEDs look at the circuit board drawing to make sure they go in the right way These are 4 lead components and will...

Page 12: ...ave some fun with the stroboscope mode find something that spins to do some stop motion A fan can work depending on how fast it s spinning A toy top also makes a good test subject When you have your s...

Page 13: ...ok take a look at the diodes and electrolytic caps These have a polarity and if put in wrong they won t work right GOING FURTHER This section of the manual is for our customers who are really into me...

Page 14: ...elected the lights will flash several times to what sounds like a single beat If this is annoying the gain on the amplifier made with U1 B can be lowered to present less audio peaks to U2 which trigge...

Page 15: ...o draw power from the master and run without a power adapter of its own This does load the master s power adapter quite a bit and using two adapters is recommended for long term use CONCLUSION We sinc...

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Page 23: ...and received five extra 1K resistors you can pretty much be assured that the 1K ohm resistors are actually the missing 10 K parts Hum m m I guess the red band really does look orange Ramsey Electronic...

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