wiring up 100 E27 LED bulbs - yeah

nigeldunkley · 10-22-2010, 06:37 AM

Hiya,

I've definitely got a challenge here. I'm heading a project to create a large scale wall based piece of text out of 100 LED bulbs. As of now I only have the bulbs due to the fact that I've been unclear how to wire them.

I've done a good amount of research on the net, but have found nothing similar to the project I'm attempting, so I'm hoping someone can help me here.

Basically, 100 lights will be divided. between around 10 letters (10 per letter) and they would need to be able to be turned on all at the same time (i.e. not separate switches but with a mains).

Is this even a possibility? Would there ever be enough power in a room to push this much electricity? I had a thought of hard wiring them to car batteries, but I could be a total idiot!

As I said I haven't yet purchased the holders for the bulbs.

Let me know if you have any ideas..

Cheers

DangerMouse · 10-22-2010, 07:07 AM

LED bulbs are low wattage, so I think you could do this easily enough.
But.... do the math first...... How many watts per bulb?

DM

DangerMouse · 10-22-2010, 07:08 AM

Oh.... and AC bulbs would not work off a car battery without using an inverter.

DM

nigeldunkley · 10-22-2010, 09:30 AM

Thanks for the reply. Being that they are found and come from China its going to be tough to find exact wattage. There is a diagram on the top of the box, which as far as I can tell says that they are 220v pressure and 3 W a piece...

Cheers

bob22 · 10-22-2010, 08:33 PM

p=iv; 3=i*220
i=3/220
i=0.0136

nigeldunkley · 10-23-2010, 04:51 AM

thanks for the reply...although, regretfully I don't understand what the equation means. Could you explain that in basics?
Thanks in adavance.

bob22 · 10-23-2010, 07:04 AM

p(power in watts here)= i (current in amps here) x v (voltage 220 here)
rest is math

10-22-2010, 06:37 AM	#1
nigeldunkley Newbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3	wiring up 100 E27 LED bulbs - yeah Hiya, I've definitely got a challenge here. I'm heading a project to create a large scale wall based piece of text out of 100 LED bulbs. As of now I only have the bulbs due to the fact that I've been unclear how to wire them. I've done a good amount of research on the net, but have found nothing similar to the project I'm attempting, so I'm hoping someone can help me here. Basically, 100 lights will be divided. between around 10 letters (10 per letter) and they would need to be able to be turned on all at the same time (i.e. not separate switches but with a mains). Is this even a possibility? Would there ever be enough power in a room to push this much electricity? I had a thought of hard wiring them to car batteries, but I could be a total idiot! As I said I haven't yet purchased the holders for the bulbs. Let me know if you have any ideas.. Cheers Attached Thumbnails

10-22-2010, 07:07 AM	#2
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10-22-2010, 09:30 AM	#4
nigeldunkley Newbie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3	wiring up 100 E27 LED bulbs - yeah Thanks for the reply. Being that they are found and come from China its going to be tough to find exact wattage. There is a diagram on the top of the box, which as far as I can tell says that they are 220v pressure and 3 W a piece... Cheers

10-22-2010, 08:33 PM	#5
bob22 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Near Philly Posts: 1,957	wiring up 100 E27 LED bulbs - yeah p=iv; 3=i*220 i=3/220 i=0.0136

wiring up 100 E27 LED bulbs - yeah