sknhgy
01-14-12, 08:41 PM
I've been looking up diodes and they have an mcd rating. What exactly is that?
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znomit
01-14-12, 08:57 PM
I've been looking up diodes and they have an mcd rating. What exactly is that?
Its a measure of brightness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candela
Its a measure of brightness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candela
sknhgy
01-15-12, 05:14 PM
Ahhh. Millicandela. Thanks.
socalrider
01-15-12, 06:02 PM
lumens is pretty much the standard now, when they start talking lux or mcd, they are just trying to confuse the buyer.