ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
Hi all,
I want to install some lights on one of my micro crawlers (SCX24), and have 5V BEC ports for this purpose.
I ordered a light bar from orlandoo, but am struggling a bit with how best to hook it up to my electronics.
Apparently, it takes 3V to drive, and has a 3 watts power rating - so requiring 1A. But to me this seems a pretty high current. So I guess I am looking for some confirmation on how best to set it up.
For now I think the most straightforward method would be to get a voltage step down circuit which I can power with 5V from the BEC port, and set that to 3V output. If need be I would even be willing and able to piggyback the step down directly to the battery if that saves the ESC.
However, I'd rather just set a simple resistor in series, but a 2 volt drop and a 1 amp current means I need a 2Ohm resistor capable of dissipating 2 watts, which is not entirely straightforward in terms of hardware (although I suppose I could set 5 10-Ohm resistors rated 1/4W in parrallel and be safe too). But still, the power draw seems pretty intense.
Does anyone have experience with this particular light bar, and if so, how did you power it?
I want to install some lights on one of my micro crawlers (SCX24), and have 5V BEC ports for this purpose.
I ordered a light bar from orlandoo, but am struggling a bit with how best to hook it up to my electronics.
Apparently, it takes 3V to drive, and has a 3 watts power rating - so requiring 1A. But to me this seems a pretty high current. So I guess I am looking for some confirmation on how best to set it up.
For now I think the most straightforward method would be to get a voltage step down circuit which I can power with 5V from the BEC port, and set that to 3V output. If need be I would even be willing and able to piggyback the step down directly to the battery if that saves the ESC.
However, I'd rather just set a simple resistor in series, but a 2 volt drop and a 1 amp current means I need a 2Ohm resistor capable of dissipating 2 watts, which is not entirely straightforward in terms of hardware (although I suppose I could set 5 10-Ohm resistors rated 1/4W in parrallel and be safe too). But still, the power draw seems pretty intense.
Does anyone have experience with this particular light bar, and if so, how did you power it?