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COB used for flashing pins

COB used for flashing pins

COB used for flashing pins

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Does anyone know what the cob (chip-on-board) is on a flashing led novelty pin? Or a one chip solution to flashing an IR led? Needs to be a very small package, space is very limited.

RE: COB used for flashing pins

Nope.  Could be a lot of things.
First thing I would try would be to get one of your novelty pins and tear off the coating then look at the chip with a microscope.  Often they have logos or part numbers on them.

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com

RE: COB used for flashing pins

It takes very little to flash a LED. Check the previous discussion thread240-151489  Just to flash a LED you only need a low frequency oscillator or multivibrator type circuit.

Found it??? A quick google using "Melody IC" (since the companies that make these devices probably also do blinking IC die) found www.mosdesign.tw who list "LED BLINKING" as a product category. You might look here or continue my google search.

RE: COB used for flashing pins

Are you kidding?!?!  They mount inside the T-1 LEDs.  Are you trying to fit this inside a living cell or something?

Very nice sleuthing Comcokid..

Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com

RE: COB used for flashing pins

I vaguely remember years ago playing with a blinking LED.  These require a fixed voltage such as 5V or 12V however when they blink they draw 10 to 20mA when on and 1 or 2mA when off.  I think I once placed a normal LED in series with it and it flashed in unison.  (Either that or I dreamt it all one night)

Looking at the specs of a blinking LED indicates that it may work.

http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/72811.pdf

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