Thread: Making a beacon indicator LED burn its brightest without burning out
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Re: Making a beacon indicator LED burn its brightest without burning out
Speaking of blowing out LEDs...

Did you know that the infrared LEDs produce visible light when they have too much current?

I accidentally shorted one of the resistors while testing with a multimeter and fried one of our LEDs.