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Unread 07-07-2012, 22:04
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Re: Turning LEDs on/off

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Originally Posted by theawesome1730 View Post
don't mix up positive and negative on the LED, they make a nice pop sometimes
For anyone who reads this thread in the future:

Reversing polarity on a LED will not damage the LED (or the Digital Sidecar, for that matter) -- it will simply not night. LEDs are diodes. Feeding them too much power, however, can make them pop.