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Pink superbright LEDs

The Evil Mad Science shop has 10 mm diffused pink superbright LEDs just in time for Valentine's Day project because: "What better way to say "I love you," than with the gift of doped semiconductors exhibiting radiative recombination properties?"

10 mm superbright diffused PINK LEDs! - Link

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Posted by: Dro Kulix on January 29, 2008 at 9:09 AM

Two words: Spatula City.

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Posted by: Steve on January 29, 2008 at 9:32 AM

Note that depending on the phosphor composition (organic vs. inorganic), that these "pink" LEDs could degrade into white over the course of a few hours.

See http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/ledpink.htm for a discussion of pink LEDs.

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Posted by: Windell Oskay on January 29, 2008 at 9:42 AM

@Steve: I don't really know what's inside, but these are the new "longer lifetime" ones.

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Posted by: Nick on January 29, 2008 at 11:02 AM

The circuit board with the pink heart on it. Where can I get a board like that?

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Posted by: Joe on January 29, 2008 at 11:44 AM

Cool, or you could just get them a hell of a lot cheaper

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Posted by: Joe on January 29, 2008 at 11:45 AM

Cool, or you could just get them a hell of a lot cheaper

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Posted by: krzysiek_plus on January 31, 2008 at 10:10 AM

Kurcze nieznacie polskiego??

krzysiek_plus@vp.pl

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Posted by: krzysiek_plus on January 31, 2008 at 10:11 AM

Kurcze nieznacie polskiego??

krzysiek_plus @ vp.pl

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