View Single Post
Old 05-05-2008, 11:46 PM   #9 (permalink)
dcb
needs more cowbell
 
dcb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: ÿ
Posts: 5,038

pimp mobile - '81 suzuki gs 250 t
90 day: 96.29 mpg (US)

schnitzel - '01 Volkswagen Golf TDI
90 day: 53.56 mpg (US)
Thanks: 158
Thanked 269 Times in 212 Posts
Update, I put a board together to hold the extra components (3 transistors, misc resistors, etc) no luck with the brightness control so far
Edit: lowering the 100k resistor to 430 ohms fixed that
Edit: I looked up the 2n3906, and it looks like extreme limit of base current would have the the minimum value for the resistor at 86 ohms. 100 ohms would give you a little safety cushion.




__________________
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!!!

Last edited by dcb; 05-06-2008 at 09:45 AM..
  Reply With Quote