Nintendo on the Go! Almost done, just have a few questions.

palmertech · Post by **palmertech** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:20 pm

SS is gone for a while, so I will answer. 10,000mcd.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:25 pm

palmertech wrote:SS is gone for a while, so I will answer. 10,000mcd.

How do you know? (Not to be rude, just wondering)

palmertech · Post by **palmertech** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:12 pm

Because he told me.

It might have been 13,000 in his latest portable, though.

Post by **marshallh** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:25 pm

Folks, the real thing you need to be looking for in white LEDs is current draw.

A 10,000mcd LED with a very narrow 15 degree viewing angle is going to work poorly for a backlight.

The same LED with a 45 degree viewing angle will be only 3,000mcd. It outputs the same light, but over a wider area. This usually works better for backlights.

Look here to see the differences:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/ ... oduct=LEDS

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:04 pm

marshallh wrote:A 10,000mcd LED with a very narrow 15 degree viewing angle is going to work poorly for a backlight.

That's why you diffuse it.

And anyways, the LEDs I ordered are 13,000 mcd with a 25 degree viewing angle, so that's pretty good.

I'm sure they'll do fine.

Mario · Post by **Mario** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:03 pm

New Question: I'm using rechargeable batteries and will be adding a charge jack. If the charger is at the same voltage as the batteries, would it be okay to plug it in and play at the same time? I don't need a switch to disconnect the batteries from the system and to the charger, it's fine to have them all hooked up at the same time, right?