US2.5 Question

[Rhyen Skytracker]

I think you are correct. I think it is around 30 mA, but I haven't measured it yet.

[Kant Lavar]

I've run both accent LEDs and AV switch LEDs off the L1 and L2 pads, and they work just fine without resistors.

[Novastar]

For those concerned, it'd be easy enough to meter for current and/or voltage if the board was running and you plopped your meter in there...

Additionally... what the worst that could happen? You destroy a $1 LED (probably less if it's just a little tiny 'nothin speckle about meeee' kinda one).

I'm weird. Sometimes I'll pull out a bag of my "random" accent LEDs and start testing them before they go into sabers. Sometimes I apply 3v... sometimes I try 3.6v too... to see if they are brighter. Sometimes I wreck 'em.

Then I just say "Oh darn".... and move on to other ones. I mean seriously... unless you're buying REALLY wacky crazy accent LEDs at like... I don't know... $5 each. $2 each? A super uber special $10 one(???)... then it should be no big deal.

The most "serious" accent LEDs I've ever used are these weirdo RGB ones that cycle through a throng of colors--they even have a super tiny driver chip...which accepts a fairly wide range of voltage. They are like... I don't know... $1 each? I haven't killed one yet, but if I do... oh well.