How to wire a flashlight?

[Peyton Yeung]

Originally Posted by TimTheGreat

So we tried connecting the light straight to a talon and limiting the output to 4.5 volts, but it burned out the light. Will that happen with this?

You should look into how much current is going through the talon at 4.5 volts.

[MrForbes]

LEDs need to have the current to them limited somehow. Adding a resistor in series, will do this.

did you happen to look at the link I provided in my previous post? it kind of explains the resistor thing....