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HarveyH42 said:It was only for a very brief second to make sure of which set of leads was anode and cathode.
Over-current can blow-up an LED much faster than a split second. The chip is very small and will reach melting temperature long before its case begins to get warm. Their reverse voltage rating is only 5V so it might also blow-up when its supply is reversed.HarveyH42 said:It was only for a very brief second to make sure of which set of leads was anode and cathode. I didn't expect it to actually explode on contact, figured it wouldn't even get warm.
HarveyH42 said:One odd note, measured 64.8 mA with the meter between the LED and neg. battery. The resistor is 10 ohms.