We are going to go over the basics of how to wire a switch. Let's assume you have an LED, a power supply, and a switch. You would like to be able to hook everything up and be able to turn you LED on and off with the switch. We have a single pole single throw mini slide switch that...
May 2019
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How to Convert mA to Amps - Milliamps to Amps
We are going to show you how to convert mA to Amps (milliamps to amps). This is a very easy thing to do once you see it done. First of all, milliamps and amps are referring to the same things, but they are on different scales. There are 1000 milliamps in a single Amp. If you have 20mA and you... -
How to Wire LEDs - 101 - Wiring LEDs in Parallel
This is the second part in a a multi-part series on how to wiring LEDs. Wiring LEDs in parallel can be very similar to wiring single LEDs. Really, it is simply "tying" all of your single LEDs together and using a common + and - to power them. There are a couple ways to wire LEDs in parallel. One...