OK guys . . . I need some help here if anyone has a decent source. Let me explain. I have trouble finding "true RED" colored Water-Clear LEDs. They are almost all Red/Orange and in many cases they are completely Orange. I have tried several different brands but they all have a orange look to them. I bought 3 different packs of them from 3 Chinese eBay vendors . . . and all were orangish. Here is a photo I took of two of my typical Red LEDs - the diffused LEDs are great for use as Panel indicator lights, but for illumination I need the added brightness and the angluar focus spotlight from water-clears:
Diffused is Red - Water Clear is Orangish/Red
The actual LED is even more "orange" - the Camera
has somehow made it slightly more red than it actually is
Here is a "Red Fan" I bought . . . at least it was advertised as a Red fan. But when it arrived and I fired it up . . . Orange !! Just Google for Red Case Fans and you will see that quite a few of the vendor pics show an orange fan. This pic is from Xoxide:
Even my Power LEds (Luxeon and Lamina) red die have an orange tint to them, especially when I turn up the current/brightness level.
One exception to this, is govt approved Traffic stoplights, which usually contain true, deep Red LED's. Has anyone found a good, solid Red LED on the market? I am looking for a recommendation.
Here is another exception to this problem. This is a decent sample of what I would like to find for my own Red LEDs (it is a gorgeous LED lamp, actually) :
Diffused is Red - Water Clear is Orangish/Red
The actual LED is even more "orange" - the Camera
has somehow made it slightly more red than it actually is
Here is a "Red Fan" I bought . . . at least it was advertised as a Red fan. But when it arrived and I fired it up . . . Orange !! Just Google for Red Case Fans and you will see that quite a few of the vendor pics show an orange fan. This pic is from Xoxide:
Even my Power LEds (Luxeon and Lamina) red die have an orange tint to them, especially when I turn up the current/brightness level.
One exception to this, is govt approved Traffic stoplights, which usually contain true, deep Red LED's. Has anyone found a good, solid Red LED on the market? I am looking for a recommendation.
Here is another exception to this problem. This is a decent sample of what I would like to find for my own Red LEDs (it is a gorgeous LED lamp, actually) :