(10 of) RGB LED 5mm Common Anode Water Clear

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This is an RGB 5mm LED, 4 legs, common anode, water clear. Sold in a pack of 10.

Very bright* (high luminous intensity) to my uncalibrated mark-one-eyeball.

Rough specs as provided from the manufacturer…

Red: 1500 MCD, Forward Voltage 1.9V

Green: 5000 MCD, Forward Voltage 3.3V

Blue: 3000 MCD, Forward Voltage 3.3V

I don’t have a maximum recommended current, but I would shoot for about 20 mA maximum (most LEDs are happy around that).

Remember to use a current limiting resistor, no resistor = instantly destroyed LED in most cases.

I have a few different types of LED listed, check out the others here: 283.mytrademe.info

* A word about LED “brightness” or luminous intensity numbers, a lot of LEDs out there on the market have wildly high MCD ratings, but for some LEDs (IR, UV particularly) an MCD number doesn’t even make the slightest bit of sense – sellers in the markets still put a high but *usually* believable MCD number on the label, they know you can’t test the claim. In short, the number xxxx MCD may or may not be true, especially if you see very very high MCD figures. The best and really only way to see if a specific LED (or indeed batch of LEDs) is bright enough for YOUR purpose, is to buy a few and try it out. Luckily, LEDs are just a few cents!