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[Others] Any advice on changing an IR receiver to push buttons.

This is an LED driver which controls an LED strip with a remote and can change the colors/intensity of the lights. It supplies 12v to the LEDs.I want to know if it is possible to replace the IR receiv...
  • answered Nov 16,2020
    by DAVIDE
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[Others] Is a hall effect sensor will be the best approach to take for this?

I'm building a hinged box where I'd like to trigger some leds in the box to turn on when the lid is opened, then off again when closed. My first thought was using a hall effect sensor. Is this...
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[Others] How do I wire the led to a power source

Hello, I bought led strip that I plan to connect to a power bank. The strip is rated at 5v and has 144 WS2812B leds. The both sides of the strip have 3 pin connectors and 2 wires for ground and power....
  • answered Aug 17,2020
    by Paul H
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[Others] Can I use magnet wire to light an LED with an Arduino?

I need to control a really small LED and use the thinnest wire possible so it looks hidden. Magnet wire is very thin and might work but I want to know if I can control an LED with it?
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[Others] Raspberry Pi Power Circuit Advice Needed

Looking for advice on improving this circuit. I use a 3S Li-Ion battery into a buck converter to power a Raspi trail camera with an on/off switch and led indicator.I use a largish resistor because I l...
  • answered Jul 31,2020
    by Gorge
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[Others] Is it possible? Multiple Outputs on 1 Pin?

Is there a way to connect 7 leds to only 1 pin on an arduino and be able to press 7 buttons which turn ON/OFF each of the 7 LEDs individually? I already know how to use an 1 analog pin for multiple in...
2answers

[Others] What transistor should I use for 3.3v base-emitter voltage? (new to electronic)

I have a ton of LEDs from a flashlight that need 4.5-5V to turn on, and I want to control them with my Raspberry Pi 3.3v pins (The 5v pins are already in use). It looks like I need an NPN transistor, ...
  • answered Jul 16,2020
    by Joson
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[Others] If it's possible, an electronic circuit with magnetic switches

Hi,I'm looking for some help to see if a circuit is possible and how I would go about figuring what parts / power I would need ?I'm looking to design a circuit which features 7 LEDs ( ranging ...
  • answered Jul 06,2020
    by Carl
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