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MOSFET. Two things to know, RDF and RDS on. RDF is the
resistance from drain to source when the MOSFET is off. RDS on
is the resistance from drain to source when the MOSFET is on.
You want a low RDS on so that when the MOSFET is on it does
not waste power and heat up. At low VGS, the MOSFET is off and
the current is blocked, bad inductor. At high VGS, the MOSFET
is on and current flows, good inductor.
Don't need a current limiting resistor if you have enough
resistance in the circuit. The gate of the MOSFET is
capacitive so it draws a lot of current when switching. If you
have a low resistance circuit, the current spike can damage
the microcontroller pin. A resistor in series with the gate
limits this current spike.
So enough diodes in series can act like this big resistor,
limiting the current spike when switching the MOSFET.
Heat transfer matters when LED brightness is high cuz they can
get hot quickly. Make sure to use a heat sink or other cooling
methods to keep the temperature down.
MOSFET half way between on and off is bad cuz it dissipates a
lot of power as heat, very resistive. When it switches it is
"noisy".