removing IR LEDS from board camera

Jan 26, 2006 1 Replies

I've a board camera (link below) which has 6 Infra Red LEDs around the CCD sensor. This helps with visibility in the dark. But I don't want to use the LEDs as they produce a lot of heat and I want to use the camera for astronomy, so I want the CCD sensor to run cool so as to reduce noise in the sensor. I just wonder if removing these LEDS could damage the board.



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The easiest way is to clip the LEDs off.

Or you can clip one leg (cathode or anode) off each anode tie them together and wire that lead up to a switch. That way you can turn the LEDs off and on.

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