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Will this run as a simulation?

I'm very new to CLab, could you guys help me out. I want to know, if thes'll run or not. Can you even simulate circuits in CLab?

Thanks for your helo

by Bilto0007
4 days, 13 hours ago

Sure. Check the button "Simulate" at the bottom of the user interface allowing you to "Build" the circuit.

You will get 4 options: DC, by default, for a circuit like the one that you have shown; Time domain for circuit with a dynamic (varying through time) behavior, like charging a capacitor; another one where you can change the static DC current, but to see the behavior with multiple voltage (instead of running the same simulation with different DC voltages) and one with frequency domain, such as for a behavior over increasing higher frequency.

by vanderghast
2 days, 18 hours ago
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Answer by Ed_Tyczkowski

Yes this circuit will simulate, but if you try to build it on a bench, the LED will burn-out quickly. According to the LTL-307EE datasheet, the maximum forward voltage drop is 2.6V and the maximum continuous current is 30 ma. You must always stay below these maximums Place resistor R1 in series with the LED to limit the current. A good website for datasheets is www.octopart.com.

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