I ordered some from mammoth, hooked them up with a 4.7k resistor, but they won't light up, is there any difference between a normal led and a diffused one regarding how to connect them to the 3pdt ?
(the connection is ok, i tried with some other normal led and it works fine)
They should light as long as the polarity is correct.
Josh
I would think they would work the same. Mammoth does offer a "diffused" LED right alongside a diffused submini incandescent bulb which doesn't require (and probably wouldn't work with) a current-limiting resistor. Are you sure you got an LED and not a bulb?
FWIW, you can make your own diffused led's with a little 1000-grit sandpaper and possibly a little 3-in-1 oil :) I often diffuse blue LEDs to reduce their retina-piercing intensity.
was a bum led
damnit, i hate when that happens
Nice tip!
Quote from: Ryan on February 22, 2012, 03:53:01 PM
I would think they would work the same. Mammoth does offer a "diffused" LED right alongside a diffused submini incandescent bulb which doesn't require (and probably wouldn't work with) a current-limiting resistor. Are you sure you got an LED and not a bulb?
FWIW, you can make your own diffused led's with a little 1000-grit sandpaper and possibly a little 3-in-1 oil :) I often diffuse blue LEDs to reduce their retina-piercing intensity.