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Is it acceptable to drive LEDs by directly supplying a voltage?

April 26, 2017acceptable directly drive LEDs supplying voltage

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Is it acceptable to drive LEDs by directly supplying a voltage?

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Although possible, it is not recommended, since directly supplying voltage may, as we have seen above, result in an exponential change in output current, which can cause failure. Therefore, resistors should be connected to limit current.