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Driver List Database code 22 December 2011 Footnotes 14 July 2011

• Step-up drivers • Low voltage step-down drivers

• Mains drivers • User interface & PWM drivers

• Drivers not yet added 21 December 2012 • Links 1 August 2011

Why use a driver? 20 February 2010

Driver types overview 15 September 2010

Drivers not yet added

Not included in the Driver List are other boards including (but not limited to) the following. That they're not included is no reflection on their price, quality or suitability - I simply haven't got around to including them yet.

• Meanwell LED drivers including IP67 models. Retail example from Ledstok.
• BTW, that retailer, Ledstok, gets the Class Idiot award for reusing all their driver URLs for LED and LED optics; in the case of the example above, a triple LED board. They still have at least some of their drivers though.
• Various FLu-PIC models.
• SatisTronics and SatisLED have LED drivers which appear to be more expensive versions of some of the DX drivers, and shipping is extra (I've listed a couple of their 100 W drivers).
• CPF user Der Wichtel's SST-50 and SST-90 drivers. These probably set some sort of price record.
• An RGB controller is listed on this page, while a PWM-only RGB controller kit can be found here.
• LightObject has another driver (or two) without full specs.
• A New Zealand maker has some LED drivers detailed online (also scattered around other part of the site), but apparently not purchaseable online. (The horizontal scrolling of that site is a bit sad too.)
• Australian seller LEDsales has a range of LED drivers and resistors, but sadly their international shipping is more expensive than most of the drivers. However, they do list better than average information about the drivers.
• Manafont lists some drivers like this (5 LEDs) and this (3 LEDs) but doesn't include really important details and the drivers can only be found by luck.

Links

LEDs

• LED Overview - a simple explanation of how LEDs work, the different tints available, and a brief list comparing various types of (mostly Cree) power LEDs with links to inexpensive representative examples.

LED calculators

Enter starting values and it tells you what resistor value and power rating you need, with a picture of how to connect the circuit.

• LEDcalc.com - graphical representation of circuit.
  Cannot cope with currents more than 2 amps or resistors less than 1 ohm.
   
• LEDCalculator.net - provides wiring and circuit diagrams of circuit. Does not cope with recommending resistor values less than 1 ohm but does apparently use the correct resistance to calculate power dissipation.
   
• led.linear1.org/led.wiz - not quite so pretty but it provides several wiring options and ASCII diagrams as well.
  Does not cope with recommending resistor values less than 1 ohm but does apparently use the correct resistance to calculate power dissipation.
   
• led.linear1.org/lumen.wiz - tool for converting mcd (millicandela) and beam angle to lumens.
   
• www.national.com/analog/webench/led_architect - tool for designing LED lighting systems.
   

Reference

• MyResistor.com - Resistor Color (sic) Code Calculator.
   
• Velomania beamshot comparisons - find out just how bright an LED torch is compared to some other LED torch. An impressive range of beamshots, in an impressive range of locations. (Listed here because it's such an impressive amount of work, and it might help choose a driver.)
   
• CPF Driver Wiki. A brief explanation of drivers. Some other useful info on that site too.
   

Driver-related

• LED Supply's driver selector to help sort out the varieties of BuckPuck, PowerPuck, BuckToot, MicroPuck, BoostPuck, and so on.
   
• LED PR Flange Drop-in List on CPF. LED replacements for a PR flange incandescent bulb. Unfortunately the list is old and has broken links.
   
• Drop-in Module List on CPF. The complete kit, with a high-power LED, driver and reflector.
   
• Flashing an ATtiny13 micro-controller chip for a LED driver. Get the modes you really want!
   

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