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Futurlec part alert! 3mm Red LED's

Started by $uperpuma, August 03, 2007, 06:12:23 PM

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$uperpuma

August 03, 2007, 06:12:23 PM
Check the elements inside your 3mm LED's from FUTURLEC, I just got a batch of 50 that according to the lead lengths were backwards. That'll keep ya on your toes :)
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CGDARK

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August 03, 2007, 07:15:36 PM
Quote from: $uperpuma on August 03, 2007, 06:12:23 PM
Check the elements inside your 3mm LED's from FUTURLEC, I just got a batch of 50 that according to the lead lengths were backwards. That'll keep ya on your toes :)

There are some manufacturers that do that. I have found some of these thru the years and not exatcly from Futurlec. Better check for the flat side (the cathode) or inside the LED itself: the part that looks like a cup is the cathode and the smaller one is the anode. ;)

CG

oldrocker

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August 03, 2007, 07:56:31 PM
Hey how it going Nate?  Another thing to watch for is the LED side of a vactrol marked backwards.  Not just from Futrulec but any company.  This happened to me and others I know of.  This can screw up an otherwise flawless build.
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