240v AC to 4v AC plug adapter
On 23 Dec 2017 09:37:35 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 23 Dec 2017 00:48:27 +0000, T i m wrote:
On Sat, 23 Dec 2017 00:19:29 +0000, F news@nowhere wrote:
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Because you are running AC there isn't much that you could do easily
to lower the output voltage to 4V (AC), especially if the load varies
a lot (no lights on, all lights on etc).
Thanks, but I'm running them from the AV to DC adapter that I bought so
they're on 4.5v DC.
Ah, sorry, my bad (it's late I'm tired ... ). ;-)
Ok, so it would be even easier to drop the voltage a bit so that you
don't see the extra brightness / less change in colour and may even
prevent them from dying early.
Basically, if you were to fit a silicone rectifier diode in series with
one of the leads to the lights, it will drop about .6V and may make it
more like it was originally?
4.5V is 25% higher than it was designed to run
Um...?
LOL ... I did say I was tired didn't I Bob. ;-(
Ok, how about a 12.5% increase? (which is still 'quite a bit' where
LEDs are concerned). ;-)
Cheers, T i m
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