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Yep.

This wasn't meant to be an exhaustive article covering every available option. It was mainly meant to cover 'standard' types which most of us will use for our mods. Typically, running 10-20mA...

There's a good write-up on wikipedia, but it's a bit too technical for most users, as it goes on about which chemicals produce which light etc. I concentrated on their use, since that's what concerns...

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Great. More information is always good, so long as it's not conflicting. Since you agree 100% with what i wrote, I guess that won't be a problem. I'm interested to see your animations...

http://www.lotechdesigns.com/host/thumbs/5447blueled.jpg

The cathode's at the top in that photo. And, for those interested, here is how I took it.

Here is a better one, but it's not mine.

True, and true. Except some special ones which are basically two LEDs connected in parallel, one each way. Usually a red and a green. Current one way and it's red, the other way and it's green. AC,...

That's strange. Usually the power LED is just a regular LED and the resistor is on the motherboard. I've done exactly the same and it worked just fine. :?

Yeah, but I don't wish to confuse things. This is aimed at computer modders, who will mostly be using the 12V supply. Whilst it has resistance, it's negligible so I didn't mention it.

LEDs, they're not as difficult to understand as some people make out.

The first thing to note is that there are two main parameters of an LED. The forward current and the forward voltage. This...