infrared goes as low as 800mV apparently
<http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/optoelectronics/infrared-emitters.aspx>
On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Cere Davis <ceremona(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Red seems to have a forward voltage of roughly 1.9
at best from what I
have seen so far. Maybe there's better ones.
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On May 13, 2017 12:45 PM, "robb" <sf99er(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> It's my understanding that the forward voltage of a diode is .7V and the
> voltage goes up with the spectrum from red to uv. Red being the lowest
> voltage & lowest frequency. Not sure if that applies tho
> On May 13, 2017 11:29 AM, "Cere Davis" <ceremona(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> No no. You’re suggestion about buck converters was good.
>> Unfortunately, my situation might not lend itself to joule thiefs or
>> buck converters. Some experimentation will reveal more.
>>
>> On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 10:58 AM, robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> > wait
>> > you want low power leds not a way to power low voltage leds
>> > [facepalm]
>> >
>> > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 6:47 PM, Cere Davis <ceremona(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Yep. Thanks.
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> On May 12, 2017 6:31 PM, "Jake" <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> you need a boost convertrr, no leds work at 1.2 volts.
>> >>> search for "joule thief"
>> >>>
>> >>> -jake
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, 12 May 2017, robb wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> we haz buck converters
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Cere Davis
<ceremona(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Do we have any super low voltage (like 1.2V or lower) LEDs
around?
>> >>>>> Need them for a project and don’t have time to order them.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks.
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