Timeline for Why is one LED more luminous (brighter) than the other?
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| Aug 14, 2016 at 20:25 | history | edited | Agi Hammerthief | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 14, 2016 at 20:21 | comment | added | jfpoilpret | You will need to read some tutorial about LED functioning in order to properly handle your circuit. I highly suggest learn.adafruit.com/all-about-leds/overview in it all terms like forward voltage and forward current are explained, among others. | |
| Aug 14, 2016 at 20:20 | vote | accept | Agi Hammerthief | ||
| Aug 14, 2016 at 20:19 | comment | added | Agi Hammerthief | What do you mean by "forward voltages"? Does voltage not travel in only one direction? | |
| Aug 14, 2016 at 20:19 | answer | added | jfpoilpret | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 14, 2016 at 20:16 | comment | added | Majenko | Different colour LEDs have different forward voltages and require different value resistors to get the same current through them. | |
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| Aug 14, 2016 at 20:04 | history | asked | Agi Hammerthief | CC BY-SA 3.0 |