Re: LED brightness?



In article <op.s0htdnilwabk2w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Peter Hucker wrote:
>I'm wanting to purchase bright LEDs, but am confused by the specs.
>
>Am I correct in the following assumption?
>
>A 100mcd LED with a viewing angle of 30 degrees will light the surface
>in front of it at the same brightness as a 100mcd LED with a viewing
> angle of 15 degrees, but will light a larger area, therefore is giving
>off more light in total.

Correct!

- Don Klipstein (don@xxxxxxxxx)
.



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