Advertised on a well know auction website as 'China Made 3W IR Infrared CREE LED'
OK so I bought one to drop into the torch that was has/had a UV LED set up, running of three standard AAA's
This IR LED states required voltage as 3v - 8.4v, yet I have seen on t'interweb the same one upto 9v and I think a 12v version, and I assume they are all the same IR bulb (can you call them bulbs?)
Obviously to get the best out of it, I need the max voltage, so instead of using 3 x AAA (4.5v) I am using 2 x Surefire 3.7v and a dummy AAA, giving me a theoretical 7.4v or I guess 8.4 when newly charged.
Has anybody tried these 3w IR things and on what voltage, I am thinking of taking out the dummy and popping in a 3rd 3.7v cell, giving me approx 11.1v - or will that blow the IR ?
OK so I bought one to drop into the torch that was has/had a UV LED set up, running of three standard AAA's
This IR LED states required voltage as 3v - 8.4v, yet I have seen on t'interweb the same one upto 9v and I think a 12v version, and I assume they are all the same IR bulb (can you call them bulbs?)
Obviously to get the best out of it, I need the max voltage, so instead of using 3 x AAA (4.5v) I am using 2 x Surefire 3.7v and a dummy AAA, giving me a theoretical 7.4v or I guess 8.4 when newly charged.
Has anybody tried these 3w IR things and on what voltage, I am thinking of taking out the dummy and popping in a 3rd 3.7v cell, giving me approx 11.1v - or will that blow the IR ?