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LED Strip Tester: Instructables

This document describes how to build a simple LED strip tester using 3 9V batteries, a resistor, and optionally an LED and breadboard. The tester allows you to test if an LED strip is functioning by connecting the battery pack terminals to the strip's terminals. A resistor is included to prevent high currents from damaging the LEDs. Reversing the wiring can test strips that have failed short circuits. The tester identifies non-functioning strips so the user knows if a replacement is needed.

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LED Strip Tester: Instructables

This document describes how to build a simple LED strip tester using 3 9V batteries, a resistor, and optionally an LED and breadboard. The tester allows you to test if an LED strip is functioning by connecting the battery pack terminals to the strip's terminals. A resistor is included to prevent high currents from damaging the LEDs. Reversing the wiring can test strips that have failed short circuits. The tester identifies non-functioning strips so the user knows if a replacement is needed.

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LED Strip Tester

by Tinkerchimp

This one is quite simple - a tester for an LED strip for 3 9V batteries
your TV repairs.
A resistor
I had a bit of trouble with my LED TV. One of the LED
strips went out, and my screen went black. Until I A bit of wiring
shone a flashlight straight into the screen and saw an
image I had no idea what was wrong - the LEDs Optional\helpful:
weren't working.
A breadboard
Let me apologise beforehand - I am not an electronics
engineer, and I may make a few blunders along the Gator clips
way. I'm happy for any corrections or comments from
more experienced makers! Bluetack

Necessary materials:

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Step 1: Wire Up Your Batteries

My LED strips ran on 27V. For a 32" TV, strips generally have 9 LEDs each, and each LED is a 3V load, and they
are connected in series.

If you connect 3 9V batteries in series, you will have a power supply that is just over 27V.

I used bluetac to get the wires to keep in contact with the terminals.

Step 2: Add a Resistor and Maybe an LED

LEDs don't handle high currents very well, so you was the first one I found lying around. I also found a
need to put a resistor into your circuit. small blue LED (probably rated at 1.5V) that I put in
the circuit. This was to test a strip that had failed
I used a breadboard for this, but technically you could short, and was conducting, but not lighting.
wire your resistor in series to the terminals of your
battery pack. I used a 68k ohm resistor because it

LED Strip Tester: Page 2


Step 3: Power the Strips

Find the terminals on each LED strip and wire the battery pack to them. Remember, LEDs are diodes and only
take current in one direction, so if a strip doesn't work, make sure you wire it in reverse first.

If a strip doesn't light, it's probably broken.

Step 4: Test Your Strips

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