Re: DIY Best RED L.E.D. Flashlight?

I made one in 1999 using the same technique and using batteries that
were too weak to power a remote control. Four years later it's still
working with the same batteries.

On 02 Dec 2003 01:08:03 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sofjan) wrote:

>Goto Radio Shack 
>They have a Jumbo Red Led light. around 5000 Mcd data is 
>10mm Red LED 
>$2.59 Brand: RadioShack 
>Catalog #: 276-086 
>Typical MCD is 5000. Typical wavelength is 660nm. Size is T3 1/4 or 10mm. Clear
>lens color. Viewing angle is 30°. 36mA (max). Typical Voltage is 1.9, with a
>maximum voltage of 2.2V. Comes as package of 1.
>
>Some stores are out of stock so look for it in several store. 
>
>Next get cheap 2 AA batteries flash light. 
>Take out the lightbulb crush the glass using plier and clean out the cement
>base.
>Solder the LED into the light bulb base. Remember to keep the polarity correct.
>Test first before you solder. 
>You can file the top of the LED lens flat to diffuse the light.
>
>I made one from way back in 1995 and has use it constantly since then. Some
>people caution me about slodering a small resistor in series to the LED but I
>used OLD AA batteries and skip the resistor, It is better this way since the
>construction is less complicated. 
>