What are the best batteries to power your LEDs? Learn how to select the best power source for your shiny shiny LED lights!!

Here’s the previous videos in the series:

Components I mention:

CR2032 Battery Holder (Single – 3V):
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CR2032 Battery Holder (Double – 6V):
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10000mAh 2.1A Power Bank:
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Battery Holder 2x AAA (3V)
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Battery Holder 4x AAA (6V)
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34 Comments

  1. I ran into this video by accident while doing research on how to build a Tron Legacy costume. After this video, I became a follower. This easy to understand video, along with your other LED videos, gave me great ideas on how to create and power the lighting source for the TL Costume without the use of Electroluminescent Tape/Panels. Please keep these videos coming.

  2. What if the battery V is lower than LEDs V will the led glow dim or battery will drain faster ? for eg If I connect 4-5 3V LEDs to a 9V battery, what will be the consequences.

  3. You've got me convinced to want to try digital LEDs, but I've only ever worked will simple 9 volt LED strips. I'm trying to find a 5 volt that goes with the digital LEDs you mentioned in your video, but the link in the description isn't working. How do I find a 5 volt power bank that goes with the Wesiri WS2812B LED strips you use? Thanks Zibartas! You're my cosplay idol!

  4. A miss at 2:50 "LEDs are 5 volts…" not always the case. While supplying 5V to an LED will light it up, the majority of LEDs operate somewhere between 1V and 1.3V. One must also remember voltage drop in their system. This is why 5V is leaned on in this manner, as most people are looking to power 3 or more LEDs in their array. As well, with the advancement of LEDs, the RGB leds are 3 diodes in one (another reason 5V was miscategorized), as three one volt diodes in one package, all lit at the same time, would not be operating the package efficiently. Much of the power issues can be solved through a current resistor, but refer to the datasheet on your product to be sure you are not overloading or under loading your LED. Finally, newer, smaller LEDs and resistors are out there… as seen with the neopixel ring. Each white "box" on the ring is 3 separate LEDs in one package, with a small microprocessor that give each of the colors in the LED and address to be called upon in a program AND resists the current to allow for a variety of power options. These LEDs generally have a power, a ground and a signal wire, as opposed to other LEDs that may run a simple power and ground. Final note… LEDs tend to operate best under Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). This, simply put, is the act of having the power go on and off so quickly that the eye translates it as dimness, rather than full on and full off. Dimness can be achieved through power reduction, but is not best for the LED. Remember Ohms law when diving into LEDs, as it will be your guide… and use an online calculator, as there are many.

  5. I've never done cosplay and don't intend to, i've stumbled upon your video while searching how i can determine power requirement for my project with arduino and addressable LEDs. Your video is super helpful and easy to understand for beginners. Thanks a lot!

  6. How do you deal with powering and switching on/off LEDs on different parts of the costume (e.g. both legs and both arms)? Do you connect them to 1 power bank or separate them? And do you have power buttons for all different parts?

  7. could you please give me some advice on a small project I want to do? there's a short video on youtube of what i'm trying to achieve and would appreciate suggestions on the parts I need to use. the video is by "The Q" and the title of the video is "What Color are My Nike ?"

  8. Can you use a step up converter to get the 5v power bank to 12v for a 12v led strip?

  9. love the content.
    connect in cereal =] ….. not series? ….. i like cereal better.

  10. For reliable consistent LED circuits one needs to use a current limiting resistor in each parallel branch.

  11. Yes please, a video on how to set up addressable digital led’s would be great πŸ‘πŸΌ

    Great info/lesson, thanks!

  12. Please please make a video of how to set up the Arduino with a big set up. Like how to power your arduino and leds all together. Is it possible to light up a big led array of leds with only one arduino? Will an arduino requires a power sources and the leds a separate one? Please please please

  13. Ah man, I saw some RC like batteries right at the start of the video and was hoping you'd cover how to use these for LEDs etc. Maybe in the future?

  14. I am currently trying to light up my Omen mask from Valorant and this video kinda explained to me that i should use LED strips

  15. Great videos on adding LED's
    I'm new to this and am working along with your videos and was wondering if you could do a video on wiring LED's to push button and toggle switches? Thank you so much, back to it for me, so much fun

  16. thinking about those rings of LEDs on a pair of gloves. could be cool pulling up to a rave with glowing gloves that give feedback to the music it hears

  17. hello i have a unique project with use of single color 12v led strips in mind . but would like to find a more efficient rechargeable option. recommendations?? preferably somethin small as it will be attach some way to a wheel that may spin at speeds up 45mph

  18. How about a 12V 10 Ah lawn mower battery hooked to a 48 LED light bar pulling just under 10 watts? If I figured it correctly, 10 watts is about .83 amps, so a 10 Ah battery would run this for about 12 hours, right?

  19. Hello and love the video. I wanted to ask if I can use the coin batteries (recommend something light and small?

  20. ive watched 4 different videos about the topic and none of them explained it as easy and simply as you did

  21. Sooooo helpful! Thank you for making this stuff so easy and accessible for us newbies. I would love for you to tackle a video on the basics of setting up an Arduino for programming LEDs for simple props.

  22. But I failed to light 3v led by 4 , aa batteries ,and the same bulb ignites on 9v battery….Why ?

  23. Which is better, more power and last longer? A 1 12v battery VS 8×1.5v = 12v battery

  24. so,if i want to connect 13 led 5mm to one battery πŸ”‹ πŸ€” ,can you s3nd me how wire them up and what battery do i need to use? i am trying to put led in my fretboard bass but eve time i do it the 9v battery just light up 4 of them not the rest

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