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   --- -.dotat to All   
   Re: 12 Vdc led running hot   
   09 Aug 19 09:00:32   
   
   From: hwabnig@.-   
      
   On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 19:03:46 -0700 (PDT), AK    
   wrote:   
      
   >I bought some 12 VDC 5 mm red leds.   
   >   
   >They work find but...   
   >   
   >when I touch the wires going into the led, they were hot enough that I had to   
   remove my hand.   
   >   
   >That does not seem normal.   
   >   
   >Thanks.   
      
   Don*t touch them, that would be normal.   
      
   Who in the world touches LED wires?   
      
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