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sknhgy 01-14-12 09:41 PM

What does mcd mean?
 
I've been looking up diodes and they have an mcd rating. What exactly is that?

znomit 01-14-12 09:57 PM


Originally Posted by sknhgy (Post 13721171)
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

sknhgy 01-15-12 06:14 PM

Ahhh. Millicandela. Thanks.

socalrider 01-15-12 07:02 PM

lumens is pretty much the standard now, when they start talking lux or mcd, they are just trying to confuse the buyer.


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