Timeline for Limiting the Current of a Constant Current LED Driver which is Driving a Halogen Bulb
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| Mar 27, 2020 at 22:01 | comment | added | Transistor | Bad idea. The motor is not a constant "resistance". It will be very low if the motor is stalled. It will increase as the motor speeds up. (The motor draws high current when stalled and low current when running close to rated speed.) Motors are usually run at constant voltage. | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 21:42 | comment | added | ToucherOfRabbits | I didn't realize just how wasteful the parallel resistance idea was initially. What if, instead of a parallel resistor, I add a motor with a little fan? Just a crazy thought. I'd be afraid of the light flickering, but maybe there's a solution to that? | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 21:21 | comment | added | Transistor | @Toucher: Sorry, for some reason I worked this out for a 4 A PSU. Yours is 4.8 A but you should be able to calculate the resistor values to get the control you want. | |
| Mar 27, 2020 at 21:19 | history | edited | Transistor | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 27, 2020 at 21:16 | vote | accept | ToucherOfRabbits | ||
| Mar 27, 2020 at 21:13 | history | answered | Transistor | CC BY-SA 4.0 |