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Old 28th Sep 2013, 3:03 pm   #1
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Default LEDs in series ?

I just Google "Series circuit - 3 LEDs" can someone make a link to this short You Tube film please. Any comments ?
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Old 28th Sep 2013, 3:13 pm   #2
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkTvDjhImwo

To do this I just highlight everything in the address box, Control C to copy, then Control V where I want to paste it.
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Old 28th Sep 2013, 3:16 pm   #3
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And here's how it's done - fiendishly clever
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Old 28th Sep 2013, 3:22 pm   #4
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I hope you watch the film before watching the answer.
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Old 28th Sep 2013, 3:45 pm   #5
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This could have been written to take a minute of time reading it, now I could have wasted 10 of those precious minutes watching those movies.
 
Old 28th Sep 2013, 4:37 pm   #6
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I agree. Youtube certainly has it's uses, but sometimes the "horses for courses" rule is ignored.
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Old 28th Sep 2013, 4:47 pm   #7
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As presented it's a bit of a party trick, but if you needed to send data and only had a pair of wires spare the method could be useful.
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