LED Tester (20ma Constant Current Source)
by Luigi Pizzolito in Circuits > LEDs
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LED Tester (20ma Constant Current Source)









Are you tired of having to change the resistor every time you change the voltage to power your LED??
Here is your solution! a constant current source. Built with only two transistors, fits in a 3 by 5 perfboard.
Materials

You are going to need:
- NPN Transistors (2)
- 1kΩ Resistor (1)
- 220Ω Resistor (1)
- 9v Battery Snap / Power (1)
- LED / Header (1)
- Breadboard / Perboard (1)
Schematic / Plan


This is the circuit diagram, very simple only two transistors.
Get Ya Breadboard/perfboard

just get it.....
Place Your First Transistor

Just look at the picture, by the way my transistor have a CBE pinout.
Place Your Second Transistor

one row down from the first.
Place Your 220Ω Resistor

just like in the picture....
Place Your 1kΩ Resistor

pictures are worth 1000 words
Place Your LED

Place your led or your header.
Apply Power




Plug in your power wires/battery snap and you get 10-20ma.
Done







Now you have a 20ma led tester. Run it off USB, car battery, 9v it will light your leds!