>> Why don't they just build the resistor right into the LED >> so it makes everyone's life easier? > > Everyone's? =A0Are you sure? =A0Did you ask everyone? > I don't remember you asking me. =A0For someone that is > early in learning electronics... It looks like he did not start learning electronics yet. You seem to have missed his [OT] post: On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 8:49 AM, solarwind wrote: > People say current kills. So what happens if you push 1 mA through an > LED @ 1000 V? Will the LED blow? -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist