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5. Drive Method

An LED is a current-operated device. In order to ensure intensity uniformity on multiple LEDs connected

in parallel in an application, it is recommended that a current limiting resistor be incorporated in the drive

circuit, in series with each LED as shown in Circuit A below.

Circuit model A

Circuit model B

LED

LED

(A) Recommended circuit.

(B) The brightness of each LED might appear different due to the differences in the I-V characteristics

of those LEDs.

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