Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:53:21 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Baldur Gislason <baldur@foo.is> Cc: Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Show me the light Message-ID: <3DBC7C71.CCD4FE35@mindspring.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0210271547260.30460-100000@xed.acl.lanl.gov> <20021027230049.3BD9DAB93@tesla.foo.is>
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Baldur Gislason wrote: > I have powered leds from the parallel port, there's about 10mA of current > available on each data pin without destroying anything. so I wired 8 leds, > each with a 330 ohm series resistor, no external power supply. Use 470 ohm; your chip will last longer with all bits lit. 8-). -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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