Lynx {Glenn Jones} wrote:

> for LED's I always check which lead is connected to the metal cup,
> cause thats always the cathode.

"Paul B. Webster VK2BZC" wrote:

>   *BONG!!*  Missed out on that one!  Next contestant please.

Some LED's don't even have a flat surface on the cathode side of the
plastic moulding either.
Testing the thing is probably the safest way to go, if you are a low end
user like me.

It can be frustrating when that little LED does not light when it's
supposed to, especially when you expect the worst from your new design
:-)

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Tony

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