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Q: What are the two ways to determine the negative leg in a led?
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What are the 2 ways to find out which is the positive leg and which is negative - led?

On an LED, one leg will be shorter than the other. The shorter leg is the negative polarity.


How can you identify a negative leg on a LED?

the negative leg is shorter than the positive leg.


In an LED how can you work out which leg is negative?

because the negative leg is shorter.


Why are led legs different in size?

Current will only flow one way through an LED, so it has a positive leg and a negative leg. One of them is longer to signify which is which (longer is negative). The negative side also has a chamfered edge on the LED itself.


What is the short and long legs of LED called?

Cathode (negative) is the shortest leg and there is a flat edge on the base of the LED, and it must be connected to the negative wire or "-" connection. Anode (positive) is the longest leg, and must be connected to the positive wire or "+" connection, as electricity will only pass through a LED from positive to negative.


What happens if the long leg of LED is conected to a wire coming from the negative end of the dry cell?

The long leg of the LED is the Anode. Connecting the Anode to the negative end of the dry cell would bias the LED off. It would not illuminate. It may also destroy LED.


What is the negative leg of an LED called?

The side of any diode that must be negative in order for the diode to conduct is the "cathode".


0n an LED what are the names of the positive and the negative leg?

Anode and cathode. Anode = negative lead, cathode = positive lead.


In what two ways can you tell the polarity of and LED light?

If you plug it it in, if it doesn't light it's the wrong way round. Although these other two are more 'conventional': -The negative wire is closest to a small flat 'spot' on the LED's base. -The longer leg is the positive wire


How can you identify the different legs of a led?

The length of the legs. The positive leg is always longer than the negative one.


What is the positive leg of an LED?

The longest leg is the positive leg of any LED.


Is the leg positive or negative?

A leg is a limb, it is neither positive or negative.