johnhmanaa
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Hi all, 1st post here and I'm hoping I can get steered in the right direction....I'm doing a low budget DIY project and I want to make sure I don't go the wrong direction.
I have purchased a CREEXPE2-750-1 5000K single LED board for a project I'm doing, I arrived at this particular LED purely because the one I cannibalized from a flashlight seemed to be around this type. I'm planning on powering the LED with 2 18650 Li ion batteries in parallel. From what I have read I should be able to do this no problem at all if I purchase a "Buck puck" but I would prefer to use a PCB strictly because I'm still in prototype phase and I'm going to need some flexibility, I have also seen that I could use a resistor in line to regulate power but this apparently falls into a "not recommended" area.
I'm not an electronics guy but I've been trying to educate myself online as best I can in what is considered safe and the proper way to achieve this but I'm overwhelmed here. I'm hoping that you guys can help me sort thru all of the info and point me towards the correct path to success.
Thanks in advance for any and all help and if I didn't provide enough info please be gentle and let me know what I missed.
John
I have purchased a CREEXPE2-750-1 5000K single LED board for a project I'm doing, I arrived at this particular LED purely because the one I cannibalized from a flashlight seemed to be around this type. I'm planning on powering the LED with 2 18650 Li ion batteries in parallel. From what I have read I should be able to do this no problem at all if I purchase a "Buck puck" but I would prefer to use a PCB strictly because I'm still in prototype phase and I'm going to need some flexibility, I have also seen that I could use a resistor in line to regulate power but this apparently falls into a "not recommended" area.
I'm not an electronics guy but I've been trying to educate myself online as best I can in what is considered safe and the proper way to achieve this but I'm overwhelmed here. I'm hoping that you guys can help me sort thru all of the info and point me towards the correct path to success.
Thanks in advance for any and all help and if I didn't provide enough info please be gentle and let me know what I missed.
John