But if you move the anode side, without moving the
cathode, the diode is no longer in reverse parallel
with the LED.  For tat matter, it wouldn't be parallel
with the LED at all.  Wouldn't that defeat the purpose
of putting it in the circuit?

ATM

--- Olin Lathrop <olin_piclist@EMBEDINC.COM> wrote:

> I would move the anode of the 1N4001 to the
> capacitor side of the resistor
> instead of the LED side and make it a 1N4004.  This
> will result in a bit
> higher efficiency.

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