Corredor de LEDs (luces danzantes)

LED Chaser

I don't know why, but people like blinking lights. You see LED chasers
everywhere, in TV shows (Knight Rider), movies, and store windows. This
schematic is my version of a simple 10 LED chaser. There is no 555 timer
used because at my local electronics store they are over $4 Cdn. Instead,
an oscillator is made up of two sections of a 4011 NAND gate is employed.
This chip is very inexpensive and extremely common.

Parts:

R1____________1 Meg 1/4W Resistor

R2____________100K Pot
R3____________1K 1/4W Resistor
C1____________0.1uF 16V Ceramic Disk Capacitor
U1____________4011 CMOS NAND Gate
U2____________4017 CMOS Counter
LED1-10_______LEDs Of Any Colour
MISC.__________Board, Sockets For ICs, Knob For R2

Notes:
1. Use R2 to adjust the "chase rate".

2. You may need to use a lower value resistor if you wish to use blue
LEDs. Try 220 Ohm.

3. You can also use incandescent lamps instead of LEDs. Use transistors
to drive them by connecting the base of the transistors to each of the
outputs of the 4017 through a 1K resistor. Connect one end of the lamp to
the positive supply. Then connect the other end to the collector of the
transistor. The emitter then goes to ground. Depending on the lamps, you
may need power transistors that are heat sinked.

4. C1 may be replaced with a larger value for a slower "chase rate".