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LED brightness
cholin:
Hey, just wonderring if anyone knows a site that compares the brightnesses of LEDs with pictures. I want to be able to see what I can buy because I saw a 3000mcd one that looked REALLY bright, and I was planning on buying 9000-12000mcd ones, which seem too brights now that I think about it.
Thanks in advance
JCL:
This site may have some info of use:
http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledleft.htm
cholin:
Nah I took a quick look there, someone needs a new template! I found it very hard to navigate. Either way, Im looking for pictures with like 3 different MCD ratings of LEDs beside eachother.
Trimoor:
MCD really isn't a measurement of brightness. It depends on the viewing angle. 3000mcd might seem bright, but it might use the same chip as the 9000mcd one and have a wider viewing angle. Remember you can always increase the resistance to lower the brightness, but you can't change the viewing angle without fancy optics.
cholin:
Well Trimoor, these LEDs are gonna be for that project I spoke about a while ago. It will have to difuse the light through a piece of paper or whatever I decide to print my overlay on. At www.lsdiodes.com, theyre only like 90 cents for the brightest ones, but if the smaller ones will do, I can get them for half the price. I just want to know what Im looking for.