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Re: Re[2]: Ervan LED's again!!



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
> I drove them with a nice clean 5V supply through a 330 ohm resistor,
so
> I'm thinking 0.7v dropped across the led, 4.3 through the resistor,
> sticking it into ohm's law gives me 13mA, so I'm not even tickling the
LED.

and in typical fashion, this is wrong ;)

The forward voltage on these White Leds is about 2.4V, rather than the 07V
dropped across a simple signal diode...

and in that case, I'm only pushing 7mA (seven!!) though the LED..

These guys are gonna be INSANELY bright at full power!




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