3 mm 940 nm Infrared LED

Technical specifications:

• Diode LED diode: 3mm;
• Voltage drop: 1.2V - 1.4V;
• Current: 5mA - 15mA;
• IR radiation wavelength: 940nm;
• Pin length: 16mm.

The infrared LED is very used in sensors or for an IR transmitting remote. The most used sensors you can build are line or obstacle sensors along with a phototransistor. The LED is strong enough to emit radiation that can be received up to 10m away, depending on the receiver.