Hi guys, I hope I'm in the right place for asking this question.
Note: I'm a complete amateur in regards to Electronics so apologies if this might be a stupid question..
I've recently built a headtracking device for use with flight simulators. The circuit is as simple as it gets: A 3V Battery-Pack (2xAA Batteries), 3 IR LED's connected in paralel. The LED's are rated for 1.35V and IF of 100mA and peak IF of 200mA.
Now i calculated that i would need 16ohm resistors infront of each LED's for this to work, and it does. But the LED's are a bit to dim for it to work very well with the program i use. Now i was thinking that if I drop the Resistor values, the LED's will be brighter. I know that 200mA can only be sustained for a short time.
So heres my question: How low can I go with the Resisto Values for this to still work safely over longer periods of Time? Or should I approach this differently?
Note: I'm a complete amateur in regards to Electronics so apologies if this might be a stupid question..
I've recently built a headtracking device for use with flight simulators. The circuit is as simple as it gets: A 3V Battery-Pack (2xAA Batteries), 3 IR LED's connected in paralel. The LED's are rated for 1.35V and IF of 100mA and peak IF of 200mA.
Now i calculated that i would need 16ohm resistors infront of each LED's for this to work, and it does. But the LED's are a bit to dim for it to work very well with the program i use. Now i was thinking that if I drop the Resistor values, the LED's will be brighter. I know that 200mA can only be sustained for a short time.
So heres my question: How low can I go with the Resisto Values for this to still work safely over longer periods of Time? Or should I approach this differently?
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