I'd like to start off with a big thanks to all that gave suggestions to me in the "incandescent light globe" thread. I found it very helpful!
Which brings me to my next dilemma....light.
I am opting for heating my reptile enclosures with a heat source that does not emit light so I am thinking about using bright white LED's for day time light and red LED's for night light in the enclosures.
What I need is a way to run the white LED's for about 10 - 14 hours (selectable time depending on summer/winter daylight hours) then switch them off and on comes the red LED's for the other 10 - 14 hours of night.
Let's assume I only JUST know what a PCB is and am very 'green' when it comes to electronics. I can build a distortion pedal using a JFet tranny for a guitar and that's about my limit! lol
Is there any way I could make a timer/relay/switch thingy to turn one light source off and another on?
The only other option I could think of is to wire the white LED's on a separate transformer to the red ones and run a timer on each from the mains outlet.
Thanks
Shane
Which brings me to my next dilemma....light.
I am opting for heating my reptile enclosures with a heat source that does not emit light so I am thinking about using bright white LED's for day time light and red LED's for night light in the enclosures.
What I need is a way to run the white LED's for about 10 - 14 hours (selectable time depending on summer/winter daylight hours) then switch them off and on comes the red LED's for the other 10 - 14 hours of night.
Let's assume I only JUST know what a PCB is and am very 'green' when it comes to electronics. I can build a distortion pedal using a JFet tranny for a guitar and that's about my limit! lol
Is there any way I could make a timer/relay/switch thingy to turn one light source off and another on?
The only other option I could think of is to wire the white LED's on a separate transformer to the red ones and run a timer on each from the mains outlet.
Thanks
Shane