Velleman EDU01 User Manual
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Required parts: 9V battery*, 1000 ohm resistor (brown black red ), red LED, 
 push-button 
How it works: As long as the push button is 
pressed, a closed circuit is formed that makes the 
current flow and the LED lights up. 
Current flows from the (+) of the battery to the 
push-button, resistor, (+) of the LED and via the (-) 
of the LED back to the battery. 
 
Using a 1000ohm resistor the current will be about 
0.007A (7mA). 
Time to experiment:
What happens when you swap (+) and (-) of the led? 
What happens when you replace the 1000 ohm resistor 
with a 100K ohm resistor (brown black yellow gold) ?
Calculation of the resistor:
resistor = battery voltage – LED voltage
LED current
resistor = 9V - 1,8V = 1000ohm
0,007
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