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resistor for led question

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Did you ever look up the article I suggested? :D

If you don't have a diode backwards to that you should get smoke.
 
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As DP says, the cap is a better route. A current-limiting resistor for 120vac can be big and radiate as much power as a small incandescent lamp, making the LED pointless if you used the lamp instead!
 
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