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#120060 - 09/10/2002 20:32 Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts [Re: acurasquirrel_]
number6 old hand Registered: 30/04/2001 Posts: 745 Loc: In The Village or sometimes: A...	Yes, you still need the resistor when LEDS are in series. The resistor value will be smaller than the 1000 ohms you would have with just one LED. Regarding your comment re: the LED "sees" 6 volts and will blow, the same comment could be made that a single LED circuit "sees" 12 volts. The resistor in both cases reduces the "unsafe" 12 volts voltage to a safer one.
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How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	acurasquirrel_	09/10/2002 18:45
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	Rod	09/10/2002 19:20
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	acurasquirrel_	09/10/2002 19:32
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	Rod	09/10/2002 19:55
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	number6	09/10/2002 20:03
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	acurasquirrel_	09/10/2002 20:15
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	number6	09/10/2002 20:32
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	Rod	09/10/2002 20:32
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	mtempsch	10/10/2002 09:35
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	acurasquirrel_	10/10/2002 12:36
Re: How to make a 2-5 volt LED work on 12 volts	mtempsch	10/10/2002 21:36