Modding 2x5mm Blue LED, where to find?

Hi,

2x5mm Blue LED, where to find?

Usual suspects Maplins CPC etc none found so far. Any ideas?

(Yes UK yes)

Thanks

 

I don't know about UK sources.

But could you use a small piece of acrylic as a lens/lightpipe and then just a standard round LED behind it? (I know you could do it, but will it work in your application?)

 

go to radio shack and pick up some LED's 3000mcd or 2600mcd's they cost but better then nothing

 

mappers do stock them thats where i got mine! ? !
try the web-site
www.maplin.co.uk
or
www.rs.co.uk i think it is
/me cant b rsed to check it out tho

 

Yes http://www1.rswww.com/ have rectangular 2x5mm LED, but not blue

Maplins... may be I'm stupid, I can't find it?

 

oh... do you need rectangular ones?
mappers do sell normal blue 5mm leds, but not rectangular ones!

 

Sheesh, no one even read the post I guess.

LEDtronics makes them, but I don't know about UK distributors. At least there's a part number and manufacturer to go looking for:
http://led.net/datasheets/Pages/430nm_ultra_blue_discrete_leds/53b.htm
(last entry on that page)

 

I bought some from Maplins online store the other day -I got them in the post this morning.

They arent the brightest Bloo LED's, but they are a lovely deep bloo, and perfect for keyboard (3mm) or case lights (5mm)

Here are the codes.....

JA22Y 3mm LED Clear Blue
JA25C 5mm LED Clear Blue

They do other bloo ones, but I havent bought them so I cannot really comment on them.

 

i think he'd have more trouble finding a radioshack than the leds.... as in the UK they don't have a radioshack... and since radioshack doesn't stock square leds either... he'd have a really hard time... www.eled.com might have them... don't know about shipping to the UK though

 

Theres a Radio Shack in lichfield, Bluddy useless though -went in there to check it out, asked the assistant for the Blue LED's "sorry sir we only do normal ones" was the answer. Then went on to ask if they do cold cathodes "what are they?"

So no use

 

hope this isnt to late but theses guys have them: http://www.led.net/datasheets/PCB_picture_index/PCB_picIndex.htm

middle of second row from the bottom

 

Thanks for all the info guys. Thank you.

So... nobody sells them in the UK? That's rather surprising...

 

Nigel @ www.baybus.co.uk does'em bloody cheap

 

But they don't do retangular ones?

But they don't ship to UK?

US$15+ for UK shipping!

Anyway, thank you very much guys!!