David VanHorn wrote:
>> Or a bunch of cheap 0603 or 0402 LEDs arranged in a X-Y matrix.  The
>> forward
>> voltage will guarantee just about all the energy will go into the
>> LED. Since they are diodes, the X-Y grid drive arrangement should
>> work.  This would make for a cool flash whenever you did blow a fuse.
>
> Easy to make them fail shorted, harder to make them fail open.

If you blast enough current thru them, like discharging a large cap, they
pretty much have to fail open I would think.  I admit I haven't tried this.
Hmm, I do have a roll of 0603 LEDs around here somewhere...


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