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Step 2Flatten the LEDs
LEDs are polarized devices, and have a plus (positive) lead and a minus (negative) lead.
The leads are distinguished in two ways:
1. The LED plastic is flat on the minus side
2. The minus is lead is shorter
Flatten the leads on 96 of the green leds, so they stick out at a 90 degree angle from the body of the LED and at 180 degrees from each other. Bend them methodically with the plus lead one way and the minus the other, so they all look the same.
Why? Because once you've bent the legs, it's hard to tell which is which without looking at the flat mark, and in the next step, it will matter which way you hook them up.
The leads are distinguished in two ways:
1. The LED plastic is flat on the minus side
2. The minus is lead is shorter
Flatten the leads on 96 of the green leds, so they stick out at a 90 degree angle from the body of the LED and at 180 degrees from each other. Bend them methodically with the plus lead one way and the minus the other, so they all look the same.
Why? Because once you've bent the legs, it's hard to tell which is which without looking at the flat mark, and in the next step, it will matter which way you hook them up.
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