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> Well it all basically works out, I guess -- I rounded lots of places, did
> this in my head and came up with 240 ohms, somebody else said 280, another
> one was 259.  I certainly agree that a 1-watt resistor is justified, this
> guy will run warm!  I'll agree that it would be safer to use a 300 ohm
> resistor, too.  It's just that these things aren't all that critical in
> my experience.  The LED's that say they'll take 50ma typically have quite

Did I miss the 1st post? What is LED used for? Just curious....