J
Jack
Guest
Hi.
Just recently, used a ~12volt integrated-flashing red LED as an indicator on
a simple open-door sensor: door opens, contacts send a ground to the LED,
completes the circuit to a common 9 volt alkaline battery.
Problem I'm running into is that the LED is a fast drain on the 9 volt
battery. I tried using a 500 ohm resistor to increase the resistance
without drastically diminishing the light intensity. That kinda works but
still only allows about 36 hours at a steady flash rate before the battery
is dead.
Any suggestions to improve the endurance is appreciated.
Jack
Just recently, used a ~12volt integrated-flashing red LED as an indicator on
a simple open-door sensor: door opens, contacts send a ground to the LED,
completes the circuit to a common 9 volt alkaline battery.
Problem I'm running into is that the LED is a fast drain on the 9 volt
battery. I tried using a 500 ohm resistor to increase the resistance
without drastically diminishing the light intensity. That kinda works but
still only allows about 36 hours at a steady flash rate before the battery
is dead.
Any suggestions to improve the endurance is appreciated.
Jack