For testing anything else, I just use a DC power supply and some clip leads. With that, you can test them right on the board. A decent DC supply is always a good thing to have....proto board too.[/QUOTE]

Can you recomend a dc supply device and a protoboard ?
I dont want to look as unknowledgeable as I am when I go into a Radio Shack etc I just want to plug the Leds any Leds for that matter into something to test them.