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    Posted: November 11 2008 at 4:12pm
I have a Odyssea blue moon light that seems to have lost its power supply ... and I am wondering if I could use a cell phone charger or other 12v adapter to light the LED`s ... they are the larger LED`s and there are 15 of them in the glass tube .... but I dont know what the power needs are for them ...

I could remove a few of them if needed .. but any help with this would be greatly appreciated! ...

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Does the AC adapter not have the voltage written on it? If it doesn't you could always just buy a cheap variable one from home depot and solder it on then start at the lowest setting and work your way up.
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Ok... I know I am new on here but I am a recent grad of electronics engineering so here is my two cents. Most LEDs use 1.5Vdc at 20mAh. But there are several ways in which they can be wired - all series, all parallel, or any combination (which will determin volt/amps). You will need to know the voltage/amperage output of the "wall wart" power supply that was provided with the unit, then find a replacement at RadioShack.

 
If you will have to cut the wire off you might as well check it's output with a voltmeter and confirm it's dead. My moonlights on my simple aquapod just died but my power supply is good....... Confused I'm thinking it's corroded wiring inside the lighting system.
 
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Bryan


Edited by Humuhumukununukuapua - November 16 2008 at 8:40pm
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