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Fu®io #1 20/12/2008 - 14h19

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Hi to all. I've a question:
With 3 leds SFH485P (1,5V - 75mA I think) and 9V battery, what kind of resistor I need? The Led Wizard suggest 80 ohm resistor. Is correct?
And what is the correct values (V/mA) for SFH485P?

Thank You!
gaedious #2 20/12/2008 - 16h16

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FYI, SFH485P max value is 100mA and 3V max. If you would like to mod your camera 20mA would be enough. Otherwise it is recommended to have at least 50-70mA at 1.5V(that's the typical voltage for SPH485P) for an unmodded webcam.

I have pretty much the same setup with you, I'm using 9V battery and have 75Ohms, 0.5watts power rating and 1% tolerance of resistor.

75mA is a bit too high IMO. Maybe the guys out there could give a better opinion to prove I'm wrong.

Hope that helps.
Fu®io #3 20/12/2008 - 18h46

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Thank you gaedious.
Then, If I use the SFH485P (1.5V - 75mA), the wizard calculate a resistor of 80 ohm in serial assembly.
Perfect.
tristan68 #4 09/01/2009 - 17h23

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@gaedious :

FYI, SFH485P max value is 100mA and 3V max



WRONG !

SFH485P max rating at continuous current use (thats the case in all freetrack setups) are :

forward current : 100 mA
forward voltage : 1.5v (and not 3V)


3V is the forward voltage of this led , when pulse driven at 1A !!!


cya
tristan68 #5 09/01/2009 - 17h24

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@ Fu®io :

Resistor value ok  :)

good luck for your setup.


cya
epokh #6 13/03/2009 - 15h27

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tristan68 @ 09/01/2009 - 17h23 a dit:

@gaedious :

FYI, SFH485P max value is 100mA and 3V max



WRONG !

SFH485P max rating at continuous current use (thats the case in all freetrack setups) are :

forward current : 100 mA
forward voltage : 1.5v (and not 3V)


3V is the forward voltage of this led , when pulse driven at 1A !!!


cya



Exaclty I just received my leds today and read the datasheet.
I'm using 3 Volt battery supply and 4 parallel LEDS:
R=15 ohms
P=0,15 W
as page 9 of the LED manaul.

cheers.

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