Clear or Diffused LED's: What's your preference?

[rumbletone]

With some green waterclears i have, 47k for a 9v supply.

I've a random mess of leds, many colours, clear/diffused, 3mm/5mm/10mm and from every supplier i've ever dealt with. Tailor the clr to each individual led, waterclears are run well, well under 1ma and are bright enough for my use. Then there's some weak kneed diffuse that are barely there with a 470Ω clr. Prefer the clears but use whatever i deem appropriate.

Made this from parts that were on hand to establish a clr value, 510Ω->18k2.



dave

Gee .... I suppose the inline "dc-jack -> CLR -> socket" that I wired up yesterday for testing LEDs seems pretty lame in comparison to this :-)

[rullywowr]

I have lately been partial to my stash of clear and diffused flat-top 3mm.  Not only do they look trick when flush with be enclosure, they are a treat to pair with LDR due to the flat surface.