What is your reasoning behind this?

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On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Dan Larson wrote:

> I would attach e to ground and move the LED between c and the resistor.
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:42:40 -0800, Lynx {Glenn Jones} wrote:
>
> >Hello, everyon
> >this will be used with a pic...
> >
> >What is the best way for puting a short duration, high current pulse
> >through an IR LED for a 40KHz modulation remote? i was thinking of
> >something like this...
> >
> >                           VCC
> >                           |
> >                           |
> >                           /
> >                           \  Small value Resistor
> >                           /
> >                           |
> >                           |c
> >                          /
> >    Approx 10K Resistor |/
> >>From PIC>----/\/\/\/----|    NPN (2N2222)
> >                       b|\
> >                         -\|e
> >                          |
> >                          |
> >                         LED
> >                          |
> >                        -----
> >                         ---
> >                          -
> >
> >Is this the best way? I'd like to keep this inexpensive...
> >
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