A recommendation to those doing their own LEDs:
Most of the time the current rating given with the LED is the MAXIMUM current. If you want the LED to last longer with less chance for problems, I suggest you de-rate the current a bit. I.e. for a 20mA LED I'd calculate the resistor for 15mA.
My Cars
1999 Silver Frost SVT - 80,000km #2603/2760 Aug. 10, 1999.
1996 Mercury Mystique LS V6 MTX - retired @ 323,151km.
1995 Ford Contour V6 MTX-sold @ 214,000km
