[ledfaq]
As a disclaimer, I wanted to stress the importance of this FAQ being more of a general reference than anything. This information is more for an overall idea than specific tolerances and/or other uses.
Q: What colors are available?
- Amber
- Blue
- Cyan
- Green
- Red
- Red-Orange
- Royal Blue
- White
Q: Why can you not offer purple or yellow?
Because of how the LEDs are created, a true purple or yellow cannot be produced. Trust us –if it was available, we’d be one of the first people to offer it!
Q: What’s the difference between a StarO, K2, LuxIII and LuxV?
StarOWhite, Green, Blue, Cyan, Royal Blue specs:Forward voltages:
2.79V – 3.99
Amber/Red-Orange/Red specs:Forward voltages:
2.31V - 3.51V
Maximum LED Junction temp = 120-135°C
350mA is their current draw (385 for red/red-orange/amber)
Red-Orange is technically brightest with 55 lumens
Green is brightest to our eyes and it has 53 lumens
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
K2There’s quite a bit of information about the K2, so we’ll try to keep it as simple as possible while still providing accurate information on this LED. If you’re just dead-set on installing K2’s in your saber; we’ll work with you in depth on this.
White, Green, Blue, Cyan, Royal Blue specs:Forward voltages:
2.79V - 4.23V
Amber/Red-Orange/Red specs:Forward voltages:
2.31V - 3.51V
Maximum LED Junction temp = 150-185°C
All LEDs except Amber/Red-Orange/Red can operate at 350mA, 700mA, 1000mA or 1500mA.
Amber/Red-Orange/Red can only operate at 350mA & 700mA (which is a good thing for battery life)
White can produce most lumens @ 140 lm (dependent on V/mA)
Green and Cyan are tied at 130 lm at 1500mA
Red/Red-Orange both produce 100 lm at 700mA (their maximum mA rating)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LuxIIIWhite, Green, Blue, Cyan, Royal Blue specs:Forward voltages:
3.03V - 4.47V
Amber/Red-Orange/Red specs:Forward voltages:
2.31V - 3.51V
Maximum LED Junction temp = 135°C
Red-Orange produces most lumens @ 190 lm
Green matches Red-Orange in brightness but only produces 80 lm
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LuxVGreen, Blue, Cyan, Royal Blue specs:Forward voltages:
5.43V – 8.31V
Maximum LED Junction temp = 135°C
LuxV LEDs operate at 700mA
Green & Cyan produce most lumen @ 160 lm
White produces 120 lm
Blue produces 40 lm
Royal Blue produces 250mW
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q: Why can you not use a LuxV in a UltraFX hilt and keep its sound?
A: Mostly because of power issues. The FX sound board cannot support the voltage required to ignite a LuxV.
Q: Isn’t the K2 the best overall LED to use?
A: The K2 is efficient in the aspect that it produces more lumens than a Star0 while only requiring the same voltage. The problem is mA. The K2 may only require less than 3V to ignite, but it can consume up to 1500mA per hour.
Q: What type of resistor do I have to use with my Luxeon?
A: That will depend greatly on what LED you’re using and what kind of power you want to supply to it. A great link to use for this is:
www.luxeonstar.com/resistor-calculator.php