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Are all LEDs the same quality?
cholin:
:O How much was shipping? They tend to sell for like a buck with mysterious 9 dollar shipping...
RandyT:
--- Quote from: cholin on January 27, 2006, 11:37:37 pm ---Not to get into physics and crap, but in general its MCD... and get el-cheepo ones because they're more than enough.
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Cholin,
Do a search for a post from me on LED brightness. I actually gave some examples at one time that show just how unimportant that MCD rating is.
MCD alone does not indicate the amount of "luminous flux", which is far more important for things like lighting buttons.
RandyT
rugby1:
I bought them for like $0.85 cents but your right the shipping was stupid... I believe it was $10 or so. I live in Germany too so that might have had something to do with it. I also looked at LED's at radio shack a few months ago and they were almost $2.00 EACH!!!!!!!! I'll pay the $10 shipping over the $100 it would have been at RS.
rugby1:
Cholin,
You might also want to consider these products: (Bows to Randy T and repeats "we're not worthy") ;)
http://www.arcadepanels.com/gib/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=83&products_id=240
http://www.arcadepanels.com/gib/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=83&products_id=238
http://www.arcadepanels.com/gib/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=82&products_id=239
cholin:
Yeah Ive seen Randy's products... then again, I really dont think theyre much special so I kept my mouth shut. I *really* want those buttons though! I was gonna grab a ton of them but I held off with the intention of buying custom PCB's first, then using the little money income to buy the buttons.
I already have my LED's though and im just saying that almost ANYTHING will be too bright. I have 600 MCD green and red ones and they're pretty damn good too for lighting buttons... so I guess its not that important...
The LED button PCBs are no biggie to me... although I do respect how Randy does come up with these ideas. Im sure for the most part it will be a good hit because people do want those. Im much more of a save money, DIY kinda guy...