Hi all,
I'm trying to research some LED's for a project and I have some questions in that regard. Being a novice in electronics, I still don't assume I'm correct (or know what the hell I'm doing!)
Here is the pdf to that LED family.
Absolute Maximum Rating (Ta=25C)
(1)DC Forward Current 20mA (2)Reverse Voltage 5V (3)Reverse Current (Vr-5V) 10uA (4)Peak Forward Current, tw,=1 msec Duty,=1/20 180mA
Section comparing different LED's in family (5)Vf (v) Typ 3.8 (6)IV (If=20mA) mcd min=5000, max=5500 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Questions
#1. To turn this LED "on" at full power, I should not exceed 20mA? (1) #2. What does (4) mean? #3. Does (5) say "a typical voltage is around 3.8V?" #4. I'm not sure what (6) says
All I want to do is turn the LED on as BRIGHT as it can go! Thanks in advance!
~Kam (^8*