LEDkit™ Clock Features

LEDkit™ clocks derive their features from the advanced driver included in the kit. This driver is fully preassembled when you get it. The driver is attached to a UL-listed USA/Canada wall transformer and has a formed, transparent protective plastic cover for safety. In the following picture the cover has been removed to showcase the fine-pitch technology:

Our patent-pending driver provides the following features:

• Selectable brightness (blue LED version only) allows optimal viewing using a variety of custom diffusive covers and LEDs.
• Built-in test sequence makes it easy to correct any mistakes you may have made in panel wiring.
• Line-synchronous timekeeping never needs adjustment. Typically the variation is less than one minute per year — better than most quartz timekeeping devices.
• Included energy storage capacitor keeps time even when unit is unplugged for up to one minute. This allows the clock to keep time during brief power interruptions, such as when a fuse is blown or the unit is moved from one outlet to another.
• On-board amplifiers directly power up to 144 red LEDs or 288 blue LEDs at a high brightness.
• Smooth fading eliminates distraction when the time changes.
• Intuitive interface for setting the time. Three individually settable digits: hours, minute tens, and minute units.
• Very high display refresh rate eliminates flicker-induced discomfort.
• Electrical and thermal protection against accidental short circuit of the outputs.
• Each individual driver is completely tested after assembly.