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The 1.8mm LED has a tip that is 1.8mm across and below that a square base.
If you are putting LEDs into your project from the inside you do not have to have the whole LED showing to get a nice lighting effect. Use a 5/64 drill bit to have just the small tip of the LED showing.
You can also cover LEDs with plastic lenses. Since they do not get hot you will not have to worry about heat.
Note: We measured several LEDs to arrive at these measurements. We did find some variation among the bulbs that were measured. Please use these measurements as a general guide.
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9 volt DC Solid LEDs 9 volt DC Flashing LEDs
9-19 volt AC/DC Solid LEDs 9-19 volt AC/DC Flashing LEDs
3 volt LEDs
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The 3mm LED has a rounded top that acts a little like a focusing lens. If you need more light spread you can sand off the rounded top. Be careful not to sand down to the metal diode inside of the bulb.
If you are putting LEDs into your project from the inside you do not have to have the whole LED showing to get a nice lighting effect. Use a 7/64 drill bit to have just the very tip of the LED showing. You can also cover LEDs with plastic lenses. Since they do not get hot you will not have to worry about heat.
Note: We measured several LEDs to arrive at these measurements. We did find some amount of variation among the bulbs that were measured. Please use these measurements as a general guide.
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9 volt DC Solid LEDs 9 volt DC Flashing LEDs
9-19 volt AC/DC Solid LEDs 9-19 volt AC/DC Flashing LEDs
3 volt LEDs
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Our largest and brightest LEDs. We have tested larger but have not found many brighter than these.
The 5mm LED has a rounded top that acts a little like a focusing lens. If you need more light spread you can sand off the rounded top. Be careful not to sand down near to the metal diode inside of the bulb.
If you are putting LEDs into your project from the inside you do not have to have the whole LED showing to get a nice lighting effect. Use a 3/16 drill bit to have just the very tip of the LED showing. You can also cover LEDs with plastic lenses. Since they do not get hot you will not have to worry about heat.
Note: We measured several LEDs to arrive at these measurements. We did find some amount of variation among the bulbs that were measured. Please use these measurements as a general guide.
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9 volt DC Solid LEDs 9 volt DC Flashing LEDs
9-19 volt AC/DC Solid LEDs 9-19 volt AC/DC Flashing LEDs
3 volt LEDs
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The 1mm LED has side projecting leads that may need to be allowed for, depending on your project. The leads project from the 2.2mm sides. If needed you can bend the leads down.
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We measured several LEDs to arrive at these measurements. We did find some variation among the bulbs that were measured. Please use these measurements as a general guide.
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1mm LED options
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If you are buying our AC/DC LEDs for power packs, this is the dimension of our rectifier circuit board.
The board is only found on AC/DC LED units, located about 3 inches from the bulb.
Why a rectifier for AC? AC power has switching polarity that will kill an LED. And non-regulated power supplies such as slot car track or model train and doll house power supplies can also damage and kill an LED.
This little circuit will protect your LED for years of trouble-free use!
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9-19 volt AC/DC Solid LEDs 9-19 volt AC/DC Flashing LEDs
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