5mm led in Minimag

[sween1911]

Hey,

The remote control from our RCA TV went bad, so I bought a replacement. I looked real close at the old remote and said HEY! That's a 5mm led in the very tip (after I opened it. heh heh). I've seen mods where you can drill out the center of a Minimag (2AA) reflector and bend the contacts of the LED to fit in the bi-pin slot in the flashlight. Only problem is, since the remote is IR,(I'm assuming the LED is IR), how will I know if I have enough juice? (I'm planning on giving it to a friend to use with his night vision goggles). Are 2AA's enough? Too much?

Thanks! Any ideas, lemme know.

 

[rdshores]

Two AA will be too much without a resistor. IR 5mm leds require 1.5 volts or less. You could hook up a meter and check the current..shoot for 25 to 30ma.

 

[sween1911]

RD,

Kick ***! Thanks dude. Maybe I'll make a battery spacer and run it with 1 AA. But I'll check the meter first.