idea.. and 2 lead tri color led search

[Tom Cloud]

>Try the 3 lead with the 2 end leads tied together, so you get 2 back to
>back, reversed leds like a 2 lead led.

that won't work .... the three-leaded varieties I'm familiar with
have either the A or K common so, tying the other leads together
just gives the two diodes in parallel with the same bias polarity
(i.e. back-to-back and belly-to-belly)

Tom Cloud

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