Light Dependent Resistors
LDRs (photoresistors) whose resistance drops in light — from megaohms in the dark to about 1 kΩ in bright light.
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Slow and imprecise, but great for automatic night lamps. RoHS restricts cadmium-sulfide LDRs; photodiodes/phototransistors replace them.
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