Hi,
I found these ultrabright LED's:
http://www.brightekled.com/admin/produc ... 768677.pdf
http://www.vishay.com/docs/83178/83178.pdf (I prefer these for typical voltage 2,4 V)
Do I need any resistor network's change, or simply solder them in and go for good ride? I use rechargable battery's.
Using ultrabright LED's
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No resistor pack change necessary if you're using the same color. I'm rethinking the whole bright LED idea after advocating fom bright parts here. The thing I've come to realize after some experimentation is that the LEDs aren't bright enough to be noticable during the day, give up on that. At night, most LEDs look great, so no need to kill yourself for special parts. In fact, I'm in the process of experimenting with diffused types that have a much lower peak intensity with the goal being a display with uniform illumination from all aspects.
The brightest LEDs get their intensity by narrowing the beam like a flashlight. I bought a bag of 10mm parts that are 100k+ mcds. So they're bright straight on, but off axis they aren't so bright and just image a bright point. It makes the POV display stripey. And its blinding in the very narrow region staight on.
The brightest LEDs get their intensity by narrowing the beam like a flashlight. I bought a bag of 10mm parts that are 100k+ mcds. So they're bright straight on, but off axis they aren't so bright and just image a bright point. It makes the POV display stripey. And its blinding in the very narrow region staight on.
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.