I did a quick calculation to determine what value resistor I needed to use to limit the current flowing in each led, standard 3 or 5 mm leds can safely run with a maximum of about 20mA flowing through them, any higher than that and you risk destroying the led, and they can actually explode if there's too much current flowing through them, so I deliberately chose to limit the current to about 10mA for each led, the value of the current limiting resistors worked-out to be 330 Ohms, I used three 330 Ohm 1W Metal Film resistors, and they seem to do the job fine, but I'm definitely going to swap the blue led's 330 Ohm current limiting resistor for a higher-value one to tame the brightness, but that's a job for tomorrow.
When a led explodes, it gives-off a very pungent smell, how do I know?, I've had first-hand experience with it.
As a side-note, my pedal board is all up and running again, ready for gigging or recording.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 06-06-2020 at 07:22 PM.
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