Moodring 3mm led question

[dannoceti]

I'm about to build the moodring and have a question about the two 3mm red LEDs.  I have clear red 3mm LEDs but not 3mm red diffused. Does that matter?

Thanks!

Dan


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[madbean]

Possibly. The diffused LEDs will likely have a lower forward voltage and were chosen so that if the 'Dwell' signal gets too hot, the LEDs will clip and prevent the reverb brick from getting too saturated. What I suggest is socket those two LEDs and use what you have. You can always swap them out at a later time if you need to. You might not even like the DWELL pot set very high which would make it not matter in any case.