also leds can damage your eyes
make sure and check the data sheets
also leds can damage your eyes
make sure and check the data sheets
So can the sun, yet I find it usefull.
lets get a group of physicists and engineers together and have them stare into some leds for a few hours just to prove to us how harmless they are
Or better yet, let's get some research to find out where the statement that LEDs can damage your eyes came from. What documented danger is there?
Bill
Let us see, an over current driven LED can pop and spread plastic shrapnel....
next
conduct your own get some leds and stare into them
Not based on digging up any document, but high intensity LEDs produce light in the ultra violet (UV) portion of the spectrum (more efficient). The change to visible light occurs in the phosphors used to cover the LEDs. The primary difference between manufacturers devices lies in this proprietary mix which determines the color and CRI. The coating also needs to not degrade and withstand the intense heat. Cheap coatings can fail, exposing the intense UV light. Phillips makes some A19 style bulbs with this coating on the outer glass, away from the LED in the center. Some of the bulb 'tear downs' (where they examine the quality of the components remark on how nasty the exposed LED looks with this outer glass removed.
I doubt a fully exposed LED would cause immediate damage like with a laser, but it is similar to arc welding without proper eye protection.
-BR
Just to be complete:
Of course many of these warnings are CYA statements.
-BR
Some LEDS have UV light. That can strain eyes. They mix colors in the unit to balance color.
Color is based on the physical thickness between layers in semi. Red was easy - large structure. Blue was tough. had to be small and special dopant. The blue might have some UV in it.
The tough ones - I have detected lasers used as LEDS. That is a problem. They put them in diffusion lenses but small beams are dangerous.
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