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I tried wiring one white LED to the 3.3V pin on a Pi Zero W with a 330 Ohm resistor but it's not as bright as I would like. If I wire it up without a resister I get a good amount of brightness. Is that a viable solution? Or should I try a smaller resistor?
If it matters, the power supply is a standard 5V 2.5A supply like this one. The LED is this one.
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I tried wiring one white LED to the 3.3V pin on a Pi Zero W with a 330 Ohm resistor but it's not as bright as I would like. If I wire it up without a resister I get a good amount of brightness. Is that a viable solution? Or should I try a smaller resistor?
If it matters, the power supply is a standard 5V 2.5A supply like this one. The LED is this one.
power led
asked 4 hours ago
MichaelMichael
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I'd recommend 10Ohm resistor
– Jaromanda X
4 hours ago
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I tried wiring one white LED to the 3.3V pin on a Pi Zero W with a 330 Ohm resistor but it's not as bright as I would like. If I wire it up without a resister I get a good amount of brightness. Is that a viable solution? Or should I try a smaller resistor?
If it matters, the power supply is a standard 5V 2.5A supply like this one. The LED is this one.
power led
asked 4 hours ago
MichaelMichael
1554
I tried wiring one white LED to the 3.3V pin on a Pi Zero W with a 330 Ohm resistor but it's not as bright as I would like. If I wire it up without a resister I get a good amount of brightness. Is that a viable solution? Or should I try a smaller resistor?
If it matters, the power supply is a standard 5V 2.5A supply like this one. The LED is this one.
power led
power led
asked 4 hours ago
MichaelMichael
1554
asked 4 hours ago
MichaelMichael
1554
asked 4 hours ago
MichaelMichael
1554
asked 4 hours ago
MichaelMichael
1554
asked 4 hours ago
MichaelMichael
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1554
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I'd recommend 10Ohm resistor
– Jaromanda X
4 hours ago
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I'd recommend 10Ohm resistor
– Jaromanda X
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I'd recommend 10Ohm resistor
– Jaromanda X
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I'd recommend 10Ohm resistor
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You need to consider that the forward voltage of a white LED is likely in the range of 3.0 V to 3.2 V (according to the linked article). Assuming the best case of 3.0 V and a resistor of 330 Ohms and using Ohm's law R = U / I we find that the current is about 1 mA and thus the brightness of the LED is rather low. Decreasing the resistor will help to some degree but be aware that this is borderline in any case. Say 33 Ohms will get you about 10 mA which might be ok. Best bet is to use the 5 V instead and design the resistor in such a fashion that the current suits the safe operational range of the LED.
Connecting a LED to a voltage source without a current limiting resistor is not a safe way of operating a LED. It is therefore not advisable to do so.
Find a more elaborate description of the calculations here; even though it is aiming at GPIO pins the physics still apply.
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Great input - thanks so much!
– Michael
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You need to consider that the forward voltage of a white LED is likely in the range of 3.0 V to 3.2 V (according to the linked article). Assuming the best case of 3.0 V and a resistor of 330 Ohms and using Ohm's law R = U / I we find that the current is about 1 mA and thus the brightness of the LED is rather low. Decreasing the resistor will help to some degree but be aware that this is borderline in any case. Say 33 Ohms will get you about 10 mA which might be ok. Best bet is to use the 5 V instead and design the resistor in such a fashion that the current suits the safe operational range of the LED.
Connecting a LED to a voltage source without a current limiting resistor is not a safe way of operating a LED. It is therefore not advisable to do so.
Find a more elaborate description of the calculations here; even though it is aiming at GPIO pins the physics still apply.
answered 4 hours ago
Ghanima♦Ghanima
12.6k114080
Great input - thanks so much!
– Michael
4 hours ago
add a comment |
You need to consider that the forward voltage of a white LED is likely in the range of 3.0 V to 3.2 V (according to the linked article). Assuming the best case of 3.0 V and a resistor of 330 Ohms and using Ohm's law R = U / I we find that the current is about 1 mA and thus the brightness of the LED is rather low. Decreasing the resistor will help to some degree but be aware that this is borderline in any case. Say 33 Ohms will get you about 10 mA which might be ok. Best bet is to use the 5 V instead and design the resistor in such a fashion that the current suits the safe operational range of the LED.
Connecting a LED to a voltage source without a current limiting resistor is not a safe way of operating a LED. It is therefore not advisable to do so.
Find a more elaborate description of the calculations here; even though it is aiming at GPIO pins the physics still apply.
answered 4 hours ago
Ghanima♦Ghanima
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Great input - thanks so much!
– Michael
4 hours ago
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You need to consider that the forward voltage of a white LED is likely in the range of 3.0 V to 3.2 V (according to the linked article). Assuming the best case of 3.0 V and a resistor of 330 Ohms and using Ohm's law R = U / I we find that the current is about 1 mA and thus the brightness of the LED is rather low. Decreasing the resistor will help to some degree but be aware that this is borderline in any case. Say 33 Ohms will get you about 10 mA which might be ok. Best bet is to use the 5 V instead and design the resistor in such a fashion that the current suits the safe operational range of the LED.
Connecting a LED to a voltage source without a current limiting resistor is not a safe way of operating a LED. It is therefore not advisable to do so.
Find a more elaborate description of the calculations here; even though it is aiming at GPIO pins the physics still apply.
answered 4 hours ago
Ghanima♦Ghanima
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You need to consider that the forward voltage of a white LED is likely in the range of 3.0 V to 3.2 V (according to the linked article). Assuming the best case of 3.0 V and a resistor of 330 Ohms and using Ohm's law R = U / I we find that the current is about 1 mA and thus the brightness of the LED is rather low. Decreasing the resistor will help to some degree but be aware that this is borderline in any case. Say 33 Ohms will get you about 10 mA which might be ok. Best bet is to use the 5 V instead and design the resistor in such a fashion that the current suits the safe operational range of the LED.
Connecting a LED to a voltage source without a current limiting resistor is not a safe way of operating a LED. It is therefore not advisable to do so.
Find a more elaborate description of the calculations here; even though it is aiming at GPIO pins the physics still apply.
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Great input - thanks so much!
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Great input - thanks so much!
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Great input - thanks so much!
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I'd recommend 10Ohm resistor
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