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I'm suppose to post one normal message before I can post an advanced one so, ya, here it is.
FYI, I have only recently discovered this forum.
I'm not new to the Arduino world, I've made some (advanced) projects before.
Lastly, I've known and used Arduinos for a little over a year now and currently have the Duemilanove and UNO along with a handful of shields.

Happy coding.  

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Welcome to the forum, and I look forward to anything you may share with us.

PS: Sounds like you are experianced enough that I can skip over the you-must-use-current-limiting-series-resistors-with-your-LEDs speech.  

Lefty

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Awwww.... I love that speach!  :'(

Welcome. Look forward to you sharing your projects in Exhibition.

[Reply #3 on:]

Give it to me...

hold on...

BUT RESISTORS MAKE THE LEDS DIM

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BUT RESISTORS MAKE THE LEDS DIM  

Ya, but they also prevent them from dying.  

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BUT RESISTORS MAKE THE LEDS DIM  

Lefty's rule: Better to be a dim-led then a dimwit.

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Well, leds are cheap enough they're easily replaceable after the Magic Smoke is released

But I think I read somewhere that skipping on the resistor can make a led draw too much current and break the Arduino (which is arguably cheap enough to replace too, compared to similar options, not that I'd want to either way)

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I'm new to the forums as well, got my Arduino starter kit today, so I'd like to hear your talk

[Reply #8 on:]

Lefty, you never gave me your speech!

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Lefty, you never gave me your speech!

That must mean you are not in need of it. Don't complain or I will turn you over to Grumpy_Mike for a real lesson as only the British can hand out.  

Lefty

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Haha! Fine,  ;D

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I'm new here too.

What's a LED... what's a resistor???

Only joking, but I had to get my first  post in (and get the lecture) ;-)

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The main reason you really need to use resistors is of course to  support "The Resistance".  Those courageous Resistors are out there, giving their all, for you.  I saw all about it in a film, black and white- must have been carbon. 

Vive Le Electron!

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Hehe the more ohms, the better your support is?

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One might say "there is no place like ohm", and then again one might not want to say that.  

Lefty