Powering 150 LEDs with a 12v,1A Power Supply

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To power 150 LEDs requiring 3.4V and 20mA using a 12V, 1A power supply, the optimal configuration is to connect three LEDs in series with a 100-ohm resistor for each group, resulting in 50 series connections. While using resistors is a straightforward solution, alternatives such as voltage doublers or triplers can increase the supply voltage, though they may not justify the complexity for minor resistor savings. Resistors are inexpensive and readily available, making them a practical choice for this application.

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I am trying to figure out a better way to power 150 leds that need 3.4v and 20mA with a 12v,1A power supply. Right now the best way I can think of is have 3 leds in series and a 100 ohm resistor at the end(50 times). Is their any better way so I can use less resistors
 
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Sounds like you have it under control. That is a good way to do it.

You can get resistors in modules of 8 resistors and that might be suitable here.

Resistors are cheap anyway (4 cents?) so it is mostly the tedious matter of soldering them in.

Other approaches would be to increase the voltage of your power supply by adding a voltage doubler or trippler before the rectifier, but it is probably not worth it to save a few resistors.
 

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