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Even though LEDs have been around since the 1960's there still seems to be some confusion about how to use them. LEDs are not light bulbs but some light bulb concepts are still wrongly applied to LEDs.

Do you remember back to your youth, when you took your first steps in the world of electronics? For me, and I guess many others, radio was a source of utter fascination back in the early 1950s. Making your own receiver was virtually impossible, because back then mail order component dealers were few and far between.