Timeline for Current and Resistances
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| Jan 22, 2018 at 23:52 | comment | added | Shivam Dubey | Aah ok, now that makes sense. Thanks everyone for the help. | |
| Jan 21, 2018 at 0:18 | answer | added | Simon B | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jan 20, 2018 at 23:53 | comment | added | KalleMP | The resistor shares some of the available voltage potential leaving less for the LED. The LED has less voltage drive and so draws less current. The resistor is usually selected to result in a safe maximum current for the LED. | |
| Jan 20, 2018 at 23:23 | comment | added | user105652 | Welcome to EE.SE. Think of current as water flowing in a pipe, and the resistor as a kink or valve to limit the flow of water. In theory the absence of a resistor could allow infinite current flow, which would destroy devices or at least blow a fuse. Suggest you research into Ohms law, and look at more diagrams to understand why a resistor is where it is. | |
| Jan 20, 2018 at 22:48 | comment | added | BeB00 | The technical answer to your question is a combination of Kirchhoff's Voltage law and ohms law. learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/… might be a good resource to explore | |
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| Jan 20, 2018 at 22:36 | history | asked | Shivam Dubey | CC BY-SA 3.0 |