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Motorcycle led indicator resistor wiring diagram...
How To Wire Resistor Load In LED Lights
Step 1
Tin a 100-ohm resistor and a red LED by melting solder over their leads.
Step 2
Solder one lead of the resistor to the short lead of the red LED.
Resistors are non-polar, so either end will do. LEDs, however, are polar; therefore, polarity must be observed in the connections. The short lead of the LED is the cathode (negative) lead.
Step 3
Solder one end of a copper wire to the remaining resistor lead.
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Solder one end of a second copper wire to the long lead of the red LED. The long lead is the cathode (positive) lead of the LED.
Step 4
Hold the negative side LED/copper wire to the negative terminal of a 1.5 to 3.0 volt battery.
Hold the positive side LED/copper wire to the positive terminal of the battery. The red LED will light and will not burn out.
Things Needed
- 100-ohm resistor
- 1.5- to 3.0-volt battery
- 5 mm red LED rated at 28 milliamps
- Rosin core solder
- Soldering iron
- 2 6-inch lengths of copper wire
TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read)
Vary the values of resistor used.
Larger resistors will cause the LED to glow di
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