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Re: lv-ab: yet another consideration for DIY led light folks

From: Robb Triton (no email)
Date: Mon Mar 31 2008 - 19:36:12 EDT

Hey Ken,

Great article and thanks for the info!! I'm a bit puzzled though, I've
always been told that one should use a small resister inline with the
LED, both to drop the voltage down to the appropriate amount but also to
act as a sort of surge protector during this spikes. Do you happen to
know if any of this is true? I've used 12V LED indicators everywhere,
and haven't seen any problems yet, but if there are simple ways of
protecting the circuit, it would be great to know.

Also, would placing a cap inline in the circuit before the LED add
additional protection?

Robb

Ken James wrote:
> http://www.philipslumileds.com/pdfs/NA04.pdf
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