There are tons of ways to handle LED's in cars, my modules are just one way. These are purpose built to use in passenger cars with the 12V LED strips. Yes, if the track power is lower than around 9 VAC, you will start to lose brightness with my lighting modules. You can, however, use 5V LED strips if you run conventional, then you'll be able to run at any voltage above about 5 volts on the transformer and still have full illumination.
NYCBuffalo posted:I’m using a diode, cap and choke on the input to the board to get dc and some flicker control what’s the difference in these modules?
You answered your own question. I put the choke, bridge rectifier, capacitor, regulator, and intensity adjustment all in a module that measures 1/2" x 1" x 5/8" high. Also, my module is a current mode regulator, so the adjustment is much less sensitive, with a voltage mode regulator, all the intensity adjustment is in around 1/10 of the adjustment range. You go from very dim to full brightness in a couple of volts. With my module, you go from around 3 ma to 45 ma over the full range of the adjustment pot.
I fold the tab on the regulator over the top of the cap when I install them.
