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Re: Re: Re: Generator Woes(Alternator Conversion) Farmall C
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Posted by Tom H on April 25, 1999 at 19:21:41:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Generator Woes(Alternator Conversion) Farmall C posted by Thomas on April 24, 1999 at 05:06:13:
A diode allows current in one direction and blocks it in the other. An incadescent light bulb is just a resister (resists but doesn't block current in either direction). An LED is a diode that emits light when current flows in the direction it allows. So you could use an LED as an idiot light but not an incadescent bulb. However, you'd probably still need a resister since most LEDs operate at something like 1.5 volts (reaching far back in memory here).
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