RGB LED driver, Any comments?


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    Quote Originally Posted by cjurczak View Post
    Seems everyone is using MOSFETs to switch their RGB leds, any reason not to use a darlington pair?
    MOSFETs don't have a secondary breakdown when they overheat, so less chance of burning up. Mainly, no base resistor needed, lower drain-source resistance, practically zero gate current required (gate cap's make it draw a bit of current at high freq's, not much though.

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    MOSFETS are a voltage controlled current source as apposed to BJT's which are a current controlled voltage source. FETs in general have a relatively higher impedance than their BJT counterparts.

    I think there's a lot of personal preference between the two. I will make a bold statement and say that "BJTs make better audio amplifiers" In many cases, either of the two can be made to work.

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