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Old 10th Dec 2019, 8:27 pm   #479
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Default Re: Vintage Christmas Tree lights

Although it's obviously a bit silly to underrate the diode, it won't do any harm if it fails - if it's open circuit then all the lights will go out, and if it's short circuit then they'll come on at full brightness.

The only drawback with the diode dodge is that there's sometimes a bit of visible flicker. Some people are much more sensitive to this than others.
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