Re: Mood Light Panel - how to?

From: Anthony Fremont (spam_at_anywhere.com)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:25:33 GMT

"Clarence_A" <no@No.com> wrote
>
> "Anthony Fremont" <spam@anywhere.com> wrote

> > Then they are probably RGB LEDs under a translucent. You could
build
> > your own with a $2 PIC chip, some code, three $1 mosfets, some
resistors
> > and about $300 worth of RGB LEDs. ;-)
> >
>
> Wow! That is a lot of LEDs! I have been buying RGY LEDs for $1.95 a
hundred.
>
> http://www.mpja.com/listitems.asp?dept=116&main=122
>
> Lets see. $100 / $1.95 = 51+ OR 5,100 of each color. I think for a
mode
> light you might use 1600 per square.

Let me know when you can get rgB (tri-color) LEDs for that, I can't seem
to find them for less than about $2 each (and that's a whole lot cheaper
than a year ago).