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Re: gEDA-user: LED in reverse





Karel Kulhavy wrote:

What happens when the diode is charged slowly with a current source of say
0.5mA until it breaks down and it's internal capacitance discharges by
avalanche?  Will it blink or stay dark in the process?
[jg]flashes once, then dead...

How is it possible that the LED withstands 20mA in forward and is destroyed by
0.5mA in reverse?
Yeah, you're right.  My experience was with a volt source.  Nevermind.

JG



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