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    If you love LEDs on computers I'm sure you wanted one of these.

    It's an old CM-5 from thinking machines. Thousands of LEDs for the thousands of tiny microprocessors. Blinking and flashing.
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    Hi Bill,

    But I want to display hexadecimal and will they work for 12 months from a 9v battery?
    Can you post the driver code, preferably written in Cobol and I need it by tomorrow

    Eric

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    cool!! i wonder if once they all flashed to form a word
    could you please send me the circuit diagram also my email is ispamtoomuch@spammerland.com
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    Hi Eric,
    LEDs use a lot of power.
    A little PP3 9V alkaline battery has a very low amount of power and can light a single LED at 27mA for only about 32 hours, dimming all the time. After only 6 hours the 9V battery voltage is only 7V. After 20 hours the voltage is 6.2V and at 32 hours the voltage is 4V.

    One year has 8760 hours. A little PP3 alkaline battery can supply only 0.1mA for one year.
    An LED hex display with an average of 12 segments lighted at 10mA each uses 120mA.

    Use an LCD display. It uses a very low amount of power if it is not lighted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by audioguru
    Hi Eric,
    LEDs use a lot of power.
    A little PP3 9V alkaline battery has a very low amount of power and can light a single LED at 27mA for only about 32 hours, dimming all the time. After only 6 hours the 9V battery voltage is only 7V. After 20 hours the voltage is 6.2V and at 32 hours the voltage is 4V.

    One year has 8760 hours. A little PP3 alkaline battery can supply only 0.1mA for one year.
    An LED hex display with an average of 12 segments lighted at 10mA each uses 120mA.

    Use an LCD display. It uses a very low amount of power if it is not lighted.
    hi agu,
    Thank you for taking the time to respond.

    I must apologise to you, I was making a joke reply for Bill's OP.
    Its back fired on me

    I owe you one!

    Regards
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    Quote Originally Posted by ericgibbs
    Hi Bill,

    But I want to display hexadecimal and will they work for 12 months from a 9v battery?
    Can you post the driver code, preferably written in Cobol and I need it by tomorrow

    Eric
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    Quote Originally Posted by ericgibbs
    hi agu,
    Thank you for taking the time to respond.

    I must apologise to you, I was making a joke reply for Bill's OP.
    Its back fired on me

    I owe you one!

    Regards
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    Quote Originally Posted by blueroomelectronics
    It's an old CM-5 from thinking machines. Thousands of LEDs for the thousands of tiny microprocessors. Blinking and flashing.
    Hello Dear Sirs,

    Thank you and congradulations on your postings of many leds project. I am current graduating training at university and needing assist with final project. I wish to create many leds but free power from sun with wireless gsm. Please help, I need to submit proposal by this end of month.

    my email is sungradu@hotmails.com

    thanks you!

    just some humor guys, no need to reply

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    ROTFLMAS

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueroomelectronics
    No soup for you.
    hi Bill,
    Never mind the soup, I've just eaten 'crow' for audioguru!

    Eric

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueroomelectronics
    ROTFLMAS

    I love the internet, now here's a creative fellow. Completly off topic...
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    Bill,
    Ive actually seen this working recently in SouthAfrica.

    Back in the UK during the 1930 and 1940's a guy would visit our neighbourhood about once a month and he used this exact setup,,, not joking.

    Sharpened knives, scissors and the like

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    Quote Originally Posted by ericgibbs
    Bill,
    Back in the UK during the 1930 and 1940's a guy would visit our neighbourhood about once a month and he used this exact setup,,, not joking.
    Sharpened knives, scissors and the like
    Eric
    I have seen this setup in the UK, probably until the late 50s.
    A very practical solution.

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    Just goes to show you a little inginutity goes a long way.

    Here's a company that makes the an Altair PC case. Your leds in a retro look.
    http://www.brielcomputers.com/altairpc.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimB
    I have seen this setup in the UK, probably until the late 50s.
    A very practical solution.
    It was commonplace all over Europe - bit before my time though!
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    Quote Originally Posted by blueroomelectronics
    Just goes to show you a little inginutity goes a long way.

    Here's a company that makes the an Altair PC case. Your leds in a retro look.
    http://www.brielcomputers.com/altairpc.html
    What do all those switches do?!?!

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