LEDs / Bare LEDs / 5mm

Infrared LEDs are used for remote controls (they're the little LED in the part you point at your TV) and 'night-vision' cameras, and these little blue guys are high powered ones! They are 940nm wavelength, which is what nearly all devices listen to. They're 20 degree beamwidth, and work great for any kind of remote control application. We used one of these to make a...

Need some indicators? We are big fans of these diffused LEDs. They are fairly bright, so they can be seen in daytime, and from any angle. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Now you can get a pack of 25 with 5 different colors Pack of 25 diffused LEDs in white, blue, green, yellow, and red. Classic 5mm diameter. Red, Yellow...

Infrared LEDs are used for remote controls (they're the little LED in the part you point at your TV) and 'night-vision' cameras, and these little blue guys are high powered ones! They are 940nm wavelength, which is what nearly all devices listen to. They're 20 degree beamwidth, and work great for any kind of remote control application. This is a pack of 25! We used...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear white LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 25 degree LED beam so they're good for illumination, head lamps, spotlights, etc. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear white LEDs. 5mm diameter. Cool White...

Need some indicators? We are big fans of these diffused red LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are fairly bright so they can be seen in daytime, and from any angle. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 diffused red LEDs. 5mm diameter. 660 nm wavelength. 1.85-2.5V Forward Voltage, at 20mA...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear green LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 20degree LED beam. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear green LEDs. 5mm diameter. 520 nm wavelength. 3.2-3.8V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current. 8000 mcd...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear red LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 20degree LED beam. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear red LEDs. 5mm diameter. 640 nm wavelength. 1.8-2.2V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current. 1500 mcd typical...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear blue LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have about 20degree LED beam. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 clear blue LEDs. 5mm diameter. 465 nm wavelength. 3.2-3.8V Forward Voltage, at 20mA current. 6000 mcd...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these 5mm clear UV / Purple LEDs. These emit UV 'blacklight' in the UVA spectrum so they are great for projects with fluorescent materials referred to as UV/blacklight-reactive or 'glow-in-the dark'. They are bright (350mcd) and have about a 20-degree LED beam. They go easily into a breadboard and come in a pack of ten...

Diffused 5mm tri-color LEDs with separate red, green and blue LED chips inside! Nice indicator, and fun to color-swirl. 60 degree viewing angle. We like diffused RGB LEDs because they color mix inside instead of appearing as 3 distinct LEDs. These are Common-Anode type which means you connect one pin to 5V or so and then tie the other three legs to ground through a...

These are very interesting 5mm diffused RGB LEDs - instead of having 4 pins to control 3 LEDs, they have only two leads - power and ground. When powered, the LEDs perform a slow fade through the rainbow, from red to orange to yellow, etc till they get back to red. See the animated video above for the timing and look. There is no way to change the 'program' or rate,...

Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear yellow LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright! They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. This comes in a pack of 25! If you need some help using LEDs, please read our "Introduction to using LEDs" tutorial for any electronics project.

Need some indicators? We are big fans of these diffused green LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are fairly bright so they can be seen in daytime, and from any angle. They go easily into a breadboard and will add that extra zing to your project. Pack of 25 diffused green LEDs. 5mm diameter. 565 nm wavelength. 2.2-2.5V Forward Voltage, at 20mA...

Make some beautiful colors with these diffused rectangular 2.5mm x 5mm RGB LEDs with separate red, green and blue LED chips inside! They make nice indicators, and they're fun to color-swirl! We like diffused RGB LEDs because they color mix inside instead of appearing as 3 distinct LEDs. Pack of 10 Diffused Rectangular 5mm RGB LEDs! These are Common-Anode type which...

These are very interesting 5mm diffused RGB LEDs - instead of having 4 pins to control 3 LEDs, they have only two leads - power and ground. When powered, the LEDs perform a flashing effect with all the colors. See the video below for the timing and look. There is no way to change the 'program' or rate, its burned into a little chip that is inside the LED itself. If...