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SMD LED polarity

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Published in issue 423, March 2012

SMD LED polarity
Soldering polarised components always requires some extra attention. Sometimes, mostly with small SMT components, it’s not quite obvious which pin is which, so I noticed when I wanted to solder two SMT LEDs in a type ‘0603’ housing. Besides the fact that those 0603 housings are pretty small, I also seemed unable to find any markings of the anode or cathode pin…

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