That worked well.
I made a little experiment:
I used 2 LED's on the base and a 330Ohm resistor on the emitter.
With a LED on the colecctor I measured 0.9 mA
With a light bulb (4,8V 0,5A) I measured 1.0 mA
That worked well.
I made a little experiment:
I used 2 LED's on the base and a 330Ohm resistor on the emitter.
With a LED on the colecctor I measured 0.9 mA
With a light bulb (4,8V 0,5A) I measured 1.0 mA