Electrical schoolwork...

Ti Kan ti at amb.org
Tue Feb 10 03:11:21 EST 2004


Louis-Alain RICHARD writes:
> if it was feasible to replace only the bulbs: negative...). But now if I
> have to package a big 1W resistor IN the switch, it might me very
> challenging.=20

You're probably ok to raise the resistor value to limit the current a
bit further and just use 1/2W resistors.  Usually a factor of two
change in resistance only yields a marginal difference in perceived
brightness, assuming that both are within the LED's nominal operating
current range.

-Ti
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