Hi,
Long-time noob here.
The high-stake question is: I've checked many places, and they seem to say that 10 LEDs can actually be supplied a HIGHER voltage than the 3-5v limit IF they are in series.
I can't grasp HOW.
Would that mean that the FIRST LED would he hit by the high voltage (say 12v wall adapter), and then the second LED would be hit by a voltage minus the first LED's resistance value or voltage drop, and so on and so forth until the voltage drops to near 0 when it reaches the last of the 10 in-series LEDs?
I can understand why when placed in parallel the CURRENT drop would be equally shared by all.
But that should NOT be the case with VOLTAGES when there are components placed in series, by way of analogy with how RESISTORS work in series.
Where did the laws of physics failed my pretty logical mind?
1,000,000 still up for grabs.
Long-time noob here.
The high-stake question is: I've checked many places, and they seem to say that 10 LEDs can actually be supplied a HIGHER voltage than the 3-5v limit IF they are in series.
I can't grasp HOW.
Would that mean that the FIRST LED would he hit by the high voltage (say 12v wall adapter), and then the second LED would be hit by a voltage minus the first LED's resistance value or voltage drop, and so on and so forth until the voltage drops to near 0 when it reaches the last of the 10 in-series LEDs?
I can understand why when placed in parallel the CURRENT drop would be equally shared by all.
But that should NOT be the case with VOLTAGES when there are components placed in series, by way of analogy with how RESISTORS work in series.
Where did the laws of physics failed my pretty logical mind?
1,000,000 still up for grabs.
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