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red barron	#1 26/05/2008 - 14h55 Top
Class : Apprenti Posts : 7 Registered on : 21/05/2008 Off line	What IR LED's are you guys using in the states and where are you getting them? Thanks
marcusw	#2 02/06/2008 - 00h13 Top
Class : Habitué Posts : 150 Registered on : 17/04/2008 Off line Www	you can get 5mm ir leds that have 1.2v foward current, and 100ma max. ant radio shack. You just have to put up with the pricks at the front counter that think they know more than you... lol. I hate that part. The only way to fly!!!
didja	#3 02/06/2008 - 12h48 Top
Class : Webmaster (admin) Posts : 1043 Registered on : 09/07/2007 Off line Www	Hi, And the most fitting LEDs are the SFH485P because they have got a wide angle. If you can't get them, get the ones marusw told you (1.5V, 100mA) and you will sand them (see the FAQ) to enlarge their angle. Rémy
red barron	#4 02/06/2008 - 13h15 Top
Class : Apprenti Posts : 7 Registered on : 21/05/2008 Off line	found some and ordered and received them last week, but thanks
marcusw	#5 02/06/2008 - 13h26 Top
Class : Habitué Posts : 150 Registered on : 17/04/2008 Off line Www	It is true that sfh485p's have a wide angle, but if you sand down the tops, any led will. sfh485p's have a wavelength of 850nm, where as 940nm is better. Some specialized devices, such as the wiimote, aren't capable of picking up the shorter wave lengths of infrared. I'm currently on the mission of finding the holy grail of ir leds for this system, I've found other flat tops out there, but some of them operate above 1.5v, thus the search continues, lol. Edited by marcusw on 02/06/2008 at 13h26. The only way to fly!!!

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