koolguy
Active Member
One of the semiconductor manufacturers makes the IC that detects a burned out open circuit LED and shorts it so that remaining LEDs in series with it continue to light.
All the traffic lights in my city use LEDs and I can see burned out LEDs in some of the lights. Each traffic light color has many LEDs so they are probably all in series. They must use that IC that shorts the open LEDs.
Hello again,
Which chip is that?
I am using 120ohm Resistance with every string to control the Current. but i notice some Led has little bit difference in Vf, so in some string one LED is remain OFF but rest remain light. but that LED glow when tested separately.
why does it happen?
and how to overcome these low bright and burnout problem(indirectly increasing life of LED when working)