Rodent of Unusual Size wrote:
> Each LED has
> its own current-limiting resistor, but the primary reason
> they're in parallel rather than series is because the
> number isn't necessarily constant: there will be from 1
> to 10 LEDs in each of the three circuits.  Some number
> may be removed, or may not, and the three circuits may
> not have the same number of LEDs.

But this doesn't really argue for parallel versus series configuration.  A
current source can accomodate different numbers of LEDs too, with them wired
in series.


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