I understand really... I have a degree in Electronics eng.. and designing circuits has been kind of a handy hobby to have in addition to the modeling skills...
Now, you can wire a single LED to the anode (long lead) of an LED.. or you can use a single resistor per LED.. Its also possible, the 12 volt LED's you bought, already have the resistors included.. in which case, all you do is wire them up..
where did you order your LED's from ? Do you have a link to the site and the model number of the LED's? I can take a quick look at them...
I usually order my LED"s from http://www.superbrightleds.com
Here's a link to LED's and design considerations:
Links
http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz
http://ledz.com/?p=zz.led.resistor.calculator
This is a basic tutorial on LED's
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html
Here's a pic that should give you some idea of what Im talking about:
Now, you can wire a single LED to the anode (long lead) of an LED.. or you can use a single resistor per LED.. Its also possible, the 12 volt LED's you bought, already have the resistors included.. in which case, all you do is wire them up..
where did you order your LED's from ? Do you have a link to the site and the model number of the LED's? I can take a quick look at them...
I usually order my LED"s from http://www.superbrightleds.com
Here's a link to LED's and design considerations:
Links
http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz
http://ledz.com/?p=zz.led.resistor.calculator
This is a basic tutorial on LED's
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html
Here's a pic that should give you some idea of what Im talking about:
see my other builds at:
http://www.skunkwurkzmodels.com
http://www.skunkwurkzmodels.com