DX 1776 Red Cree--How many mA?

[Daravon]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1776

I have one of these hooked up with an LM317 and a 2-ohm resistor, which should be around 600mA, although my multimeter is broken. It is BRIGHT. How many amps can I throw at this and get very long life? One person on the reviews page said 700mA, but I'm not sure if he knows what he's talking about. I want it to last for hundreds of hours, since it's a darkroom safelight.

 

[mash.m]

i used this cree also as nightsafe-light. 700mA is the maximum current ratet by cree.

markus

 

[Daravon]

Thank you. One of them is not bright enough for my application, looks like I need to order another.

 

[bshanahan14rulz]

Yeah, you can run two of them below max. spec. and it would be more of a safe bet to say that they will last a long time