Hi guys!
I´m designing a case for eurorack that I´ve recently gotten hooked on! Was planning on putting 5 leds on the top of the case to illuminate the modules but the power in eurorack is ac and the leds run on dc.
Some of you are probably laughing right now but hey we all start somewhere right?
The leds run on 12vdc and eurorack power is 12vac. I guess I have to convert ac to dc but am unsure of the right way to do it. I´ve seen the diamond diode rectifier and some put a capacitor across the + and - outputs. Is that the way to do it? I also heard the cap should (at least) match the voltage of the circuit and that the F should be as high as possible to "separate the voltages the best" (whatever that means).
For clarification, I want to tap the leds off of the eurorack PSU which will be a Hinton dual 1,6A (continuous load) and the 5 leds draw 16mA each.
Also I´d like to dim the leds if possible. Via pot or switch, doesn´t matter!
Thanks!
I´m designing a case for eurorack that I´ve recently gotten hooked on! Was planning on putting 5 leds on the top of the case to illuminate the modules but the power in eurorack is ac and the leds run on dc.
Some of you are probably laughing right now but hey we all start somewhere right?
The leds run on 12vdc and eurorack power is 12vac. I guess I have to convert ac to dc but am unsure of the right way to do it. I´ve seen the diamond diode rectifier and some put a capacitor across the + and - outputs. Is that the way to do it? I also heard the cap should (at least) match the voltage of the circuit and that the F should be as high as possible to "separate the voltages the best" (whatever that means).
For clarification, I want to tap the leds off of the eurorack PSU which will be a Hinton dual 1,6A (continuous load) and the 5 leds draw 16mA each.
Also I´d like to dim the leds if possible. Via pot or switch, doesn´t matter!
Thanks!