NC 'custom' LED lights retrofitted?

[Pat Ford]

 Cool thanks for that info. BTW would you put ~ 6 in series then a current limiter or just use separate resisters?

Previously, you (Phil Martin) wrote:
{ I work for a company that use thousands of led's a week from HP led's in red
{ , amber and also Nichia white, green and blues. You have to be careful when
{ buying these as they come from different bins and the brightness can vary
{ hugely. I have some 15 degree white LED's that are good enough for a small
{ torch.
{ 
{ All the led's have a life of aprox 127 years at 20mA except for the white
{ which are at half brightness after 18 months continuous. This is because
{ thay are essentially a UV led with a white phosphor and the UV kills the
{ plastic.
{ 
{ Run them all at 30mA and you should have no problems under nearly any temp
{ conditions.
{ 
{ 

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