+ and - on led's

Ron99 · #1 08-13-2010, 11:50 PM

No, just that no electricity will flow and none will light up. LEDs and diodes only flow current in one direction and block it in the other.

xblade · #2 08-14-2010, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron99

No, just that no electricity will flow and none will light up. LEDs and diodes only flow current in one direction and block it in the other.

Perfectly stated..

LED = light emitting diode

This should help
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html

originalozzyo · #3 08-14-2010, 11:38 PM

You should wire them in parallel with all the negative (cathode) on side and positive (anode) on the other. If you wire in series + - + - + - so on and something happens to one LED then all the others will go out since the circuit is now incomplete

Ron99 · #4 08-14-2010, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by originalozzyo

You should wire them in parallel with all the negative (cathode) on side and positive (anode) on the other. If you wire in series + - + - + - so on and something happens to one LED then all the others will go out since the circuit is now incomplete

That isn't recommended for most drivers because if one goes the others still light but end up getting more current and possibly burning out too. Best to wire them in series as recommended by the driver manufacturers. The odds of an LED burning out are low. they are fairly durable unless abused with to much current or voltage.