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Old 10-17-2002, 05:29 PM
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The longer lead on the LED is always positive, the shorter one is always negative, and you may need a current limiting resistor to keep the current in the 10-20 MA range, otherwise you will fry the LED.

I read this in my American Science and Surplus catalog last night, as a matter of fact. Their stuff is online as well:

http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm?category=147
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