Re: Pulsing IR LEDs - determining max drive?

Steve Noll writes:

Is there a test for determining what pulsed
operation ratings can be assigned to the LED, like, the peak pulse
current that if applied for x hours the LED output is not permanently
degraded by over y percent?

Use the Jerry Seinfeld method for pharmaceutical dosing.

"Figure out what will kill me and then back it off a little bit."

(Assuming you have specimens for destructive testing.)
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