Author Topic: LED polarities? (Read 2083 times)

lookkool3 · « **on:** March 15, 2009, 08:56:21 PM »

do LEDs have polarities? does it matter which way the triangle goes?

rgarjr · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2009, 10:28:25 PM »

of course they do. google led symbol to find out.

lookkool3 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2009, 08:31:35 AM »

ok thx

krazyone2006 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2009, 08:37:58 AM »

0603 LEDs have a green arrow on one side and the side that the arrow points to is the negative side hope it helps

Ben. · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2009, 01:07:12 PM »

Yer 0603 They have a green or gold sometimes arrow pointing towards the negative..

lookkool3 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2009, 04:38:50 PM »

thx but i got 0805 LEDs and they have a blue arrow but i'm guessing it's the same thing...

krazyone2006 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2009, 11:23:32 PM »

yeah usually 99% of the time where the arrow points is the - side

lookkool3 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2009, 01:52:06 PM »

ok thx

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