LED power/ground leads?

**Freak** · 11-09-2004,07:39 PM

I have hooked 1 blue LED in my ps2 and it works fine but i don't know much about led and i just got 6 more but my question is about the leads coming out of the leds does it matter which one i hook the power/ground to... if it does matter how do i tell which is which...

**zabolyx** · 11-09-2004,07:59 PM

LED Light Emitting Diode.... it is a diaode... current will only flow one way.... so check this out for the info that you need

one... posted elsewhere
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html

http://encyclobeamia.solarbotics.net/articles/led.html

http://www.7volts.com/led_resistor.htm

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/tech/mh_led.htm

these should give you some usful info... (including answers to your questions and more you should know)

**w1ze0ne** · 11-09-2004,08:00 PM

It does Matter. + and -.
See Pic,

Edit, Someone Beat me to it

**Freak** · 11-09-2004,09:18 PM

Alright thx the first LED i installed was blue and I knew the long lead was the power but on these LEDs the leads are the same size but I think I got it figured out thx to u guys if I have anymore question after I read those links i'll post back

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