RE:[Paddlewise] Night Vision/LEDs

From: Shawn W. Baker <baker_at_montana.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:13:25 -0600
Dana Dickson wrote:
>I tried wiring the green LEDs in a mix of parallel and series and >managed in one configuration to get no illumination and when I reduced
>the size of the resistor I toasted the LEDs. 

Did you have the resistor running in series with the parallel LEDs or
was the resistor on one of the "legs" of the parallel circuit?

In series: voltage drops, amperage is constant
parallel: voltage is constant, amperage drops
or you might have already known that :)

Shawn
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