On Friday August 23 1996, Roy J. Tellason of (1:270/615) wrote to Chris 
Harper:
 CH>> I used to have several LEDs mounted to things like the bottoms
 CH>> of the legs on the bed, desk, etc..., in my bedroom, and ran
 CH>> them off a 9V battery so I wouldn't have to turn on the light
 CH>> for trips to the bathroom, etc..., at night. Worked real well
 CH>> unless someone left something laying around on the floor.
 RJT> Sounds good,  except for the part about the 9v battery.  A couple of
 RJT> penlight cells would probably last a *lot* longer,  and you're not 
wasting
 RJT> most of the power in the dropping resistor.
Dropping resistor? Didn't use one. I just put several in series to get the 
resistance up and had not problems. I never even measure the current.
 CH>> enough together to make a small light. They are also great to
 CH>> mount to a fishing pole for night time "tight-lining". A
 CH>> double-A battery in the handle,
 RJT> Just one?
Mine actually had 3 AA batteries, as the voltage required to light it was a 
little over 3 volts. 2 wouldn't light it, 3 did. But I've heard there are 
LEDs that don't require near as much voltage, and thought a single AA would 
suffice. I've never been able to find any of these locally, but I'm sure in 
mail order, etc..., they are probly all over the place.
 CH>> Extending this to a home would be an EXCELLENT idea! Put them
 CH>> in hallways like an airstrip's landing lights, around
 CH>> perimiters or rooms, etc...!
 RJT> What's needed with regard to this is an easy way to fabricate such 
stuff.
 RJT> Got any ideas on that?  How would you wire it?
Just use an extrusion process to make vinyl baseboards with the wiring for 
them inside, and "sockets" for the LEDs.
RYL,
    Chris
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