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Bob Engelhardt Bob Engelhardt is offline
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Default Repaired Harbor Freight digital caliper

Winston wrote:
This circuit, yes?

D1
.--||--+-----+---- (+) to caliper
+ | | |
.------. + | |
| | --- ---
| ---- | --- \ / ~~
| | C1| ---
| ---- | | | LED (red)
| | | |
'------' | |
- | PV | |
'--------+-----+--- (-) to caliper


Under no circumstances would the voltage across
the LED (and capacitor) go above, say 1.8 V
because the LED turns any additional
voltage into current. ...


Oh ... right ... yeah. Dope slap for me. Bob