How to stop an LED from flashing when the supply voltage is swinging wildly between 5v and 10v.

By Julian

Youtuber, shed dweller, solar charge controller aficionado

12 thoughts on “Not flashing led – super simple constant current circuit”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gadgetboy says:

    I just recently got some of those J201's for myself. It's really quite remarkable, seeing it on video is one thing, but when you have it on your bench playing with it, it really is very interesting to mess around with. My 201's have wildly different current values I've noticed so far, but they're all somewhere around 40uA.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Matt Addison says:

    Nice blooper!

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Matthew Tang says:

    Like the outtake. I have the same ringtone.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars WhiteDieselShed says:

    Does it get warm in use?

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars chris bull says:

    Julian I need your help please.
    I am wanting to make a push button rotary box for sim racing.
    I am wanting to just have 10 pushbutton rotary encoders on this box. I have an idea from your videos about the pins on each side. My problem is how to wire it all and a program to run it.
    What Arduino should I use. I have an uno and 2 nanos.
    How many Arduinos would I need for the 10 Rotary's.

    Any help would be great thanks.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars paul meynell says:

    So when you buy that eBay psu, and it has a stable power led, it does not mean it's any good!

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars bwack says:

    Today it says this video is from 3 days ago. Its not on the subscription page anymore. What have YouTube done ? Lots and lots of videos are filtered out of the subscription page. I do see multiple videos of zoella, zalfie and channels of such, and videos with 100k+ views on. WTF! Highlights?!? It's the same problem on the Android YouTube app. I was wondering why I couldn't find some of the recent videos. I guess I'll have to keep hitting that "see later" button much more frequently.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Twotone says:

    I was only calling in case you had been involved in an accident, but I meant to ring Big Clive, a far more likely bet.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Network XIII says:

    I recently posted two videos featuring the Fairchild J201 N-channel JFET. The Idss (gate shorted to source) for my batch of five varied between 1 and 2 milliamperes.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars KX36 says:

    IIRC you can buy special purpose constant current diodes that are just jfets set up this way but with a better characterised current.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Manick N says:

    Great short video. Good to know.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ADR says:

    Such a useful video and please more of the outtakes

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