Thursday, January 10, 2013

Solderless Breadboard, Effect of Resistance on LED

Summary: Created simple circuit with a Light Emitting Diode (LED) and various resistors

Above: Circuit with LED and 100 Ohm Resistor
Above: Circuit with LED and 1000 Ohm Resistor
Above: Circuit with LED and 10000 Ohm Resistor
 *In a LED, the positive lead is the slightly longer lead. LEDs will not work when backwards.
*Resistors can be read by their colors. Resistors can work backwards  Also, it does not matter the order in which the resistor is placed.
*The higher the resistor/resistance, the less bright the LED will emit.


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