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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
So, the LED's are NOT there just to be pretty lights, they are there to "balance/equalize" the charging voltage that each capacitor in the series stack sees while they're being charged.
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The property of the LED that balances the capacitor is the Diode, and the Light Emitting feature is not needed, right? So a diode with a forward voltage drop equal to that of the LED could replace the LED?
I think I'll just buy various LEDs and diodes from Norvac next time I'm in Salem and test various combinations. These components are cheap enough and I should have an assortment anyhow.