Easy LED Circuit Tutorial // Becky Stern

[@NeilDavies-dt9ry]

Thank you for the video on wiring up LED bulbs. I have just completed the lighting up of a signalbox for my garden railway. I shall move on and do the other buildings.

[@oolliott]

Great vid. Appreciated the Q&A at the end.

[@hewittjohn]

Amazing. This must be the first time I have heard our American friends pronouncing soldering iron the English way. Please say 'mirror' like the English in one of your videos to see who notices.

[@nonemptystring7463]

This is super helpful, thank you for making such comprehensive and easy tutorials :)

[@BeckyStern]

Glad it was helpful!

[@reforzar]

As always, cool project. This could be used with so many projects.

[@aaronm9478]

I have always enjoyed your videos, been watching a long time. You explain things well and simply--important for the electronically impaired like me. LoL!

[@BeckyStern]

Thank you very much!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video, nice annimation and graphics. Very clear instructions. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@fatabelly]

Great video thanks! Very well explained and in simple terms. It's given me a fantastic idea for a Halloween project using an old mannequin head.

[@a-4555]

Could the batteries be in parallel to keep the voltage at 1.5 and eliminate the need for resistors? Would this increase battery life significantly because it eliminates the resistor power use? You had mentioned something about coin cell internal resistance. What's the internal forward resistance of an led?

[@heikofirestormtiger4969]

Simple yet informativ!

[@kincaidwoodworking8578]

Great video, thanks!

[@Harko-]

Thanks Becky!

[@chrisgallagher85]

thanks for sharing

[@hulkaplex]

Great video, great explanations!

[@AndyBirkeyMaker]

Well, that just went from almost sorcery to I think I might be able to do that! Gracias Becky

[@BeckyStern]

Whoohoo! 😁

[@AndyBirkeyMaker]

@@BeckyStern 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@jules1896]

This is neat, thanks for sharing!

[@g.p.ciancio6527]

So do we make them blink like Christmas lights?

[@norrin_sad2778]

Awesome, thank you! You answered my questions at the end before I could ask :)

[@BeckyStern]

😆👍👍

[@tikishark1]

Great project Becky. What would be required to make the LEDs flicker like a candle? I was thinking something like this would go well in a pumpkin for Halloween.

[@BeckyStern]

You can get LEDs with chips inside that make them flicker like candles, for example these: amzn.to/33skQAc

[@tikishark1]

Becky Stern Awesome. Thanks, for the link. I’ll grab a couple and try.

[@moisted]

What is the forward voltage? Is that a specification related to led or the battery? What about the current? How do you determine that?

[@BeckyStern]

Both are properties of the LED that can be looked up in it's datasheet

[@soothedlife]

Because of a bad purchasing decision, I am forced to make my own LED lightbulbs for my motorcycle. If I want to keep the turn signals I purchased this video is helpful but I’ll have to do a little more research because deciding on an LED I realize it’s quite confusing.

[@BeckyStern]

Oh yeah, there's an extra part you need for motorcycle blinkers, either a load resistor or flash controller, it has to do with how incandescent bulbs control their own flash rate.

[@williamwoodhouse5711]

I have a craft question: On an embroidered cloth emblem, one set of lettering was unfortunately done in one shade of blue, over a background of another shade of blue. Can I highlight the lettering with some type of paint which would stand.up to washing? Elsewhere on the emblem there is lettering in black, which is the color I had in mind for the highllighting. Is there a type of paint which would work.? Thanks, Bill W..

[@BeckyStern]

I've never tried that! I suppose the worst that can happen is the paint will wash out or bleed. If they are two different fibers (such as cotton fabric and polyester thread), then fabric dye would affect them differently, potentially resulting in more contrast (cotton absorbs the dye more readily than synthetics). Sorry I don't have a magic bullet for your situation!

[@williamwoodhouse5711]

@@BeckyStern Thank you very mucho, in any case!

[@yellowticket9673]

For diodes, electricity flows in one direction, not the band... - My Electronics Prof.

[@BeckyStern]

Tell him/her it needs a Harry Stiles going solo reference to stay current 😁

[@yellowticket9673]

@@BeckyStern I wouldn't want to hertz his pride :/

[@BeckyStern]

@@yellowticket9673 😆

[@Jento]

More questions, indeed. Single? 💗😂 I like your videos and how you jump around from profession to profession. Granted, I've only watched two... But leatherworking and electrical. Pretty awesome. Gave me some ideas for cosplay leather with added effects. 👍

[@WDCallahan]

Why does the switch go there? I feel like opening the circuit at any point will have the same effect.

[@BeckyStern]

In this circuit, that is correct. But it's good practice to always put the switch on the positive wire in case the circumstances are different (higher voltage, etc.) www.quora.com/Does-it-matter-if-you-put-switch-fuse-in-a-DC-Circuit-on-positive-terminal-or-negative-terminal

[@patrickgabrielmendy9337]

Awesome

[@peggy395]

What's the name of the software to plan the circuit?

[@BeckyStern]

Tinkercad.com

[@peggy395]

Vielen dank!

[@adammacmartini3334]

May i know which software are you using in this video ?

[@BeckyStern]

Tinkercad, I talk about it at the end of the video

[@adammacmartini3334]

@@BeckyStern Oh yes! 🤦🏻‍♂️ Sorry but I was too excited viewing this project . Sometimes happens to me. BTW thanks

[@MrBobWareham]

You need a jewel thief to make your batteries last longer