[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Any suggestions for LED Drivers?

[Hans Lindauer]

I have some Zetex drivers that might work, I was going to use them for 
my project but didn't want to have to deal with the  surface mounting or 
the inductors.  I can bring them tonight if you want to experiment with 
them: 
http://mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=ZXLD1360ET5TAvirtualkey52230000virtualkey522-ZXLD1360E5TA

Or, here are some other ways to do it:  
http://www.instructables.com/id/Circuits-for-using-High-Power-LED_s/

-Hans


Richard Harding wrote:
> I'm trying to drive 8 1-watt luxeon type LEDs from a battery pack, and 
> I need them to be dimmable, but not using pwm. It's for a lighting rig 
> for a camera and I'm afraid the pwm would screw up the metering with 
> high shutter speeds.
>
> Maxim makes a current-limiting dimmer driver, and I'm wondering if 
> anyone has any experience using these with 1 watt or higher LEDs.
>
> http://www.newark.com/maxim-integrated-products/max1698aeub/led-driver-ic/dp/67K4176 
>
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