From: pallison49@gmail.com   
      
    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.   
   >   
      
    ** The heat is from a resistor in series with the 5mm LED.   
      
    Red LEDs only take 1.7 volts so the rest is dropped by a resistor.   
      
      
   ..... Phil   
      
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