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LED Resistor Values

George asks:

“Hello, how can I determine the brightness for LEDs based on the resistors value? What is recommended?”

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4 Responses to LED Resistor Values

  • Fred says:

    Look on EBay or Amazon for a resistor box. Some are in kit form others are ready built. Hook up a power source, a set it to the highest resistance hook up a load and dial down the resistance until you reach an acceptable brightness.

  • James John Jansen says:

    LEDs are current devices. Subtract the LED voltage (around 2 volts) from the power supply voltage and divide by the current you want. This is the resistor value to use. This is Ohm’s law.

  • George Edwards says:

    found one thanks to fred and james

  • Anytime says:

    great james

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