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koolmoecraig:
Do LEDs get hot?

pointdablame:
No, not to any noticeable extent

RayB:
They do if you run more voltage than they are rated for. Of course, what usually happens is they shine really bright for about half a second and then poof, it's dead. It does get hot when this happens though.  :)

pointdablame:

--- Quote from: RayB on March 27, 2006, 11:00:18 am ---They do if you run more voltage than they are rated for. Of course, what usually happens is they shine really bright for about half a second and then poof, it's dead. It does get hot when this happens though.  :)

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Well of course.... but then again, most things get hot if you run too much voltage through them... if not catch fire/spark/etc.

Jess--:
normal leds do not get hot unless you are pumping too much current through them, Infra-Red leds can warm up quite a bit in normal use even with the proper current

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