Wear goggles when working with LEDs.

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jaygatsby

Joined Nov 23, 2011
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Constant as long as I didn't change it... it was illuminated for a little bit then I decided to crank it to max to watch the fireworks.
 

tshuck

Joined Oct 18, 2012
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Constant as long as I didn't change it... it was illuminated for a little bit then I decided to crank it to max to watch the fireworks.
Well there's the problem: you're a pyro!:p

EDIT: So, the title should probably read, "Wear Goggles when attempting to explode a LED"!
 

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jaygatsby

Joined Nov 23, 2011
182
Maybe I'll reverse bias a bunch of caps and put them with LEDs on the bus, I wonder if my canon camera has good enough res to make it into slow motion...
 

edwardholmes91

Joined Feb 25, 2013
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This reminds me of a video that there is on YouTube.. someone discharges a bank of capacitors, charged to in excess of 200V using a diode. Of course in one direction no current flowed and everything was okay, but when he connected it in the other direction the rating on the diode was far too low and it exploded! The guy then said "ouch" or similar and then commented that goggles might of been a good idea!
 
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