Comments on: New Sparkfun designs http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:58:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jproach http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/comment-page-1/#comment-38672 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:30:11 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/#comment-38672 kvmanii: quick digikey search says a 250mcd white LED is ~3.3Vf. In the pic you can see a 100 ohm resistor.

So 5V to this would result in 17mA led current (which is close enough to 20mA, fairly standard value).

]]> By: Proteus1935 http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/comment-page-1/#comment-38671 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:43:13 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/#comment-38671 Did you guys see that linear actuator ? Based on muscle wire? nice…

]]> By: kvmanii http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/comment-page-1/#comment-38670 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:40:10 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/#comment-38670 anyone know the voltage for the lilypad led? it didnt say. it would be sooooo sweet to put those in clothes or all over your bike or car…

]]> By: d http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/comment-page-1/#comment-38669 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:26:59 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/#comment-38669 the wee link above points to the wrong product (a biometric monitor). The wee is “products_id=8737″

]]> By: KeithB http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/comment-page-1/#comment-38668 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:14:26 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/#comment-38668 The Wee product number (and link) is incorrect. The correct URL is Wee

]]> By: Norm http://hackaday.com/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/comment-page-1/#comment-38667 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:34:15 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/07/10/new-sparkfun-designs/#comment-38667 really loved the lilypad led.. there are so many ways to play with it.. intertwining your sewing with thin metal wires and arranging the lilypads on the wires would allow powering from a centralized source.. it would be really cool to emanate light from different parts of your sweater for use in dark places..

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