Can a 74LS153N be used for a BEAM Bot?

[donduvall]

I have a handle full of LS32 and LS153 chips that I would like to use in building BEAM Bots with a group of boys I'm working with in the Royal Rangers. Any and all suggestion for circuit design would be very appreciated.

 

[HarveyH42]

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This site is all BEAM stuff (likely already know). They say the LS consume a lot of power compared to more modern versions. Guess you could use any series, just need to be prepared to feed it...

 

[Krumlink]

If you can pull out a very regulated 5 volts to feed them then I wouldnt see why not...

If it is for a LED, it isnt going to be very satisfactory, because it wont be very bright. I would add a transistor to the output to get some more milliamps to it.