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[beetiger]

So, I've been playing with LEDs. Really simple playing, as in "put leads of flashy LED on battery, maybe embed in small jewelry object or something, watch flashing, be happy." I'd been using CR2032 batteries, since those are the kind that people who make piles of flashy things and toss them around as pretty graffiti use, but they're big and heavy, and I wanted to make earrings. So I got myself a CR1025 watch battery. They're both 3 volt lithium batteries, but the 1025 somehow doesn't seem to be quite sufficient to run all the colors in the flashing cycle of some of the LEDs I have, or to run the single color ones quite as bright as the 2032.

Any ideas? Is there a small button battery that would be more comparable to the 2032? Is there a factor besides voltage that I'm not accounting for? Did I just get a bad battery (which would be annoying as I paid a price-gouging $5.49 for it at Radio Shack).

Any help would be appreciated.

ETA: It's the amperage, isn't it. OK, anyone know a good higher amp button battery?

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[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I figured that out last night. :)