LED Resources in the USA?

[Robear]

Greetings all! :thumbsup:

I'm wondering where people are getting their LEDs these days?
It seems like I either have to buy bulk in the US or I can buy one LED from Hong Kong and wait 1-2 months.

 

[RoGuE_StreaK]

I believe Illumn (formerly[?] Illumination Supply) are US-based. I'm sure there are probably numerous others.

 

[thedoc007]

Also Mountain Electronics. Between those two, you have most options covered. Both carry a variety of LEDs.

 

[Robear]

Thanks you two! Now I just need to figure out which LEDs I need to get for my project. :twothumbs

 

[degarb]

ledsupply.com

 

[videoman]

Although not in US, you can check out Cutter in Australia https://www.cutter.com.au/
They ship fast and usually get them within 7 to 10 days in US. I always buy from them for particular hard to find ones.
They are reliable.

 

[mds82]

some of the larger distributors in the USA are Mouser.com , Arrow.com, Digikey.com, Newark.com . Arrow is normally just does full reals however

 

[Jakefreese]

Big problem I found with the US suppliers was finding LED mounted on stars. I buy from cutter a lot. Mountain electronics looks like they have a good selection. One of the companies arrow bought out used to be the hot ticket for LED supplies until arrow got a hold of them. Digikey has a good selection, fast shipping, but typically not on stars, and I can't seem to find the bare stars when I need to.

 

[Robear]

Big problem I found with the US suppliers was finding LED mounted on stars. I buy from cutter a lot. Mountain electronics looks like they have a good selection. One of the companies arrow bought out used to be the hot ticket for LED supplies until arrow got a hold of them. Digikey has a good selection, fast shipping, but typically not on stars, and I can't seem to find the bare stars when I need to.

Are the stars just a chunk of metal cut out?

 

[Jakefreese]

There a printed circuit board.

 

[DIWdiver]

Recent description of what a star is: http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?387544-Difference-between-MCPCB-vs-sinkpad

Also, Illumination Supply is in the US and stocks LEDs mounted on stars.