Do led's blow

[ian.allen2]

I am thinking of putting led strips on my bike in vaious places (pics when I have done it) and I am thinking about running them off one battery pack.
Red ones are 5v and white ones are 4.5v.
My question it, would they all be ok running off a 6v pp3 9v battery (small for space), or better running off a 6v (4 x aa battery holder).
I dont know if the led's would burn out with too much current flowing through or they would just be brighter.

 

[FluffyChicken]

They would be brighter but will not last as long. They blow just like any electronics with too much current/voltage.
I would say place a resistor to restrict the current but that just uses more power. Though these don't sound like standalone LEDs as the voltage is too high.
Any links to the product?

Weatherproofing ?

 

[ian.allen2]

They would be brighter but will not last as long. They blow just like any electronics with too much current/voltage.
I would say place a resistor to restrict the current but that just uses more power. Though these don't sound like standalone LEDs as the voltage is too high.
Any links to the product?

Weatherproofing ?

These white led's
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/led-strip-Pur ... true&rt=nc
These red led's
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Led-Strip-Lig ... true&rt=nc

 

[FluffyChicken]

Just run them off the 4.5V box there. The USB set should trigger if not just a little bit dimmer. A 9V Battery has a low capacity as they're just a bunch of button cells, compared to the AA.
You could always move to AAA pack and use rechargeables.

 

[FluffyChicken]

You could try 4xNiMh cells in a module. That's ~4.8V
Fit the module somewhere it might fit, seat post, steerertube...

 

[ian.allen2]

Thanks. I was thinking of using all of the lights on one battery pack and one switch. I have 2 x white sets and 1 x red set. Would they all work just as one set does or would they work dimmer because there are more to light up. I was also thinking of a bottle dynamo to run them. Not sure if it would as AC to DC.

 

[legrandefromage]

Use a driver circuit. That flashes the leds at a very high rate and makes th last thousands of hours longer as well as longer battery time. There's kits and diy all over the net.

 

[Bats]

Yeah should be fairly easy to knock something up with a triple five timer.