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Originally Posted by rawfuls
Oh giddy, now I only need 5 per switch, and not the 7 I was thinking of!
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Again, it's not a certain fixed value. The higher the current flow, the higher the voltage drop. The 1n4001 will drop 0.8v @ ~.2A. Other resistors, such as 3A diodes (which are larger to handle V*I power losses) will drop less voltage at that same current.