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Murphy	#1 02/10/2015 - 20h30 Top
Class : Apprenti Posts : 16 Registered on : 01/10/2015 Off line	I bought some 940Nm Leds and had to sand down the rounded top.. The surface finish is a flat and sort of opaque and I'm wondering if the plastic has to be polished in order for this to work... My gigaware webcam can only see them if I hold the led about 6 inches in front of the camera.. it shows up as a white circle. (Using floppy disk over lense)
Steph	#2 02/10/2015 - 20h56 Top
Class : Moderator Posts : 656 Registered on : 16/11/2007 Off line	Hi, you can polish them with 600 sandpaper, light opaque surface isn't bad. Try to use another daylight-filter then the floppy disk, as this one is to strong for some webcam.
Murphy	#3 03/10/2015 - 02h21 Top
Class : Apprenti Posts : 16 Registered on : 01/10/2015 Off line	Thanks, I used a table top belt sander to grind them down but the finish is a dull white color due to the sandpaper. I'm just wondering if polishing is needed for some reason.. I know they sell diffusers for leds that increase the viewing angle and they're sort of a frosted finish.

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