Police Flash Lights

colin55 said:

Here a simple circuit that will flash 3 high bright LEDs 3 times and alternate with red and blue LEDs

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Sorry for my ignorance but it seems that I forgot what the triangles mean (inverter if i remember right), now what's really confusing me are the symbols inside the triangles (schmitt triggers?), are those 7414?

(lol sorry but it's been a while since i took electronics)

DUH I JUST NOTICED THE 74C14!

Thanks Dan !!

DealExtreme has the whole thing I need ready to use for
under $20. I did however e-mail them with inquiry as to the
specs on their LEDs that are in it, so I can get equivalent
CLEAR LEDs to replace the red and blue ones with.

"Police Style Car 12V 12-LED Red/Blue Stroboscopic Light with 3-Mode Controller"

madhippiescientist said:

Thanks Dan !!

DealExtreme has the whole thing I need ready to use for
under $20. I did however e-mail them with inquiry as to the
specs on their LEDs that are in it, so I can get equivalent
CLEAR LEDs to replace the red and blue ones with.

"Police Style Car 12V 12-LED Red/Blue Stroboscopic Light with 3-Mode Controller"

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np... I did not look at all they had with the thought of your actual app just what i was familiar with in respect to your question ... glad you found it

Too bad they didn't respond to me, but they do have some handheld keyring flashlights, I think it was a dozen of them for a few bucks (for a dozen!). They are 22K mcd. They also sell batches of clear LEDs up to (I think it was) 160K mcd, at reasonable prices as well. This is what I'm going with. I may just have to eliminate their lens assemblies to accommodate drivers for each channel, since I'll be using many more LEDs than their controller drives.

edgari said:

Sorry for my ignorance but it seems that I forgot what the triangles mean (inverter if i remember right), now what's really confusing me are the symbols inside the triangles (schmitt triggers?), are those 7414?

(lol sorry but it's been a while since i took electronics)

DUH I JUST NOTICED THE 74C14!

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They're CMOS Schmitt trigger inverters, e.g. the CD40106.

Cheap Chinese keyring LEDs are focussed into a very narrow beam so they appear bright. But you need wide angle bright LEDs that are newer and better.

The 7414 needs a regulated 5V supply and uses a lot of current inside itself. Its output high voltage and current are low.

A 74C14 operates from an unregulated 3V to 18V supply and uses no current inside itself. Its output high current is enough to brightly light a few LEDs in series when its supply is about 9V or more.