Re: Maximum current rating for blue led?

> and their catalog doesn't list the maximum current
> rating for any of the leds they carry, the catalog
> only lists the maximum voltage rating.

You are not interpreting the listings correctly.

Every LED in the Digikey catalog has a listed "IF (mA)". This is the
maximum continuous current.

The forward voltage drop (VF) is not the "maximum voltage", it's the
typical voltage at the given I_F. V_F is usually not a guaranteed
parameter, solid state physics makes determines it.

Most (but not all) components in the Digi-Key catalog have a PDF data
file on their website. Very useful.

Tim.

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