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97PearlWhiteSe

Jul 29, 2004 03:16 AM

5-9 volt led's

I just got some leds, but they can only use 5-9 volts. What resistor do I need to drop the 12volts from the battery to about 6 volts?

BigFly_2K2SE

Jul 29, 2004 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 97PearlWhiteSe

I just got some leds, but they can only use 5-9 volts. What resistor do I need to drop the 12volts from the battery to about 6 volts?

By Ohm's law if you put in a series resistance equal to the same resistance as your LEDs, you will get 6 volts dropped across each. :)

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