Product Overview
10mm Water Clear White LED with 14000-16000 mcd Output and Long Untrimmed Leads
Condition
New. The photos show a representative piece from this stock: a water clear epoxy dome with no diffusant, so the reflector cup and the bond wire are plainly visible through the lens when the part is dark. Both leads are straight, bright, and untrimmed, with no solder, no flux residue, and no kinks from a previous board. One piece from the same stock was set into a breadboard and run from a bench supply for the last two photos, where it throws a hard, cool white beam that spills across the board.
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Product Overview
This is a 10 mm through-hole white LED in a water clear encapsulation, rated 14000-16000 mcd, with an operating voltage of 3.2-3.4 VDC and a forward current of 20 mA. Water clear means the epoxy carries no tint or diffusant, so the output leaves as a narrow, high-intensity beam rather than a soft glow, and the die is visible inside the dome when the LED is off. Laid against the PartsMine millimeter rule, the dome measures right at 10 mm across and the body runs roughly 15 mm from tip to base, with untrimmed leads adding approximately 25 mm more, which leaves plenty of length for breadboard work, panel mounting, or forming your own bend. Like any LED, it wants a series current-limiting resistor sized for your supply rail; it is not a lamp you drop straight across a battery.
Key Features
- Lens size: 10 mm
- Encapsulation and lens color: water clear, no diffusant
- Luminous intensity: 14000-16000 mcd (the source spec reads "at 30" with no unit stated - not confirmed)
- Operating voltage: 3.2-3.4 VDC
- Forward current: 20 mA
- Package: two-lead through-hole, leads straight and untrimmed
- Emission color: white, reading cool and blue-leaning in the powered photos
- Condition: New
- Viewing angle, color temperature bin, and manufacturer: not confirmed - verify against the datasheet before designing to them
Applications
- Model railroader lighting a structure interior or a headlamp, where a clear 10 mm dome gives a hard point source instead of a soft wash
- Prop and costume builder needing a bright, aimable white emitter that runs off a small battery pack and a resistor
- Bench technician replacing a dead clear white indicator on a control panel or annunciator where the original 10 mm lamp is long gone
- Breadboard prototyper who wants a white status indicator that reads clearly across a lit shop, driven from a 5 V rail through a series resistor
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a current-limiting resistor to run this LED?
Yes. The part is rated 3.2-3.4 VDC at 20 mA, so anything above that forward voltage, a 5 V rail or a 9 V battery, needs a series resistor sized for the difference. Driving it straight from a supply with no limiting is how these fail.
Is a water clear lens the same as a white diffused LED?
No. Water clear epoxy is untinted, so it concentrates the output into a narrow beam and the die stays visible when the LED is off. A diffused lens trades peak intensity for an even glow. If you need a soft, evenly lit panel indicator, this one will want a diffuser in front of it.
Has this LED been powered up?
A piece from this stock was lit on a breadboard from a bench supply for two of the photos, and it lit clean and bright. Pieces are not individually burned in or measured, so per-unit output is not confirmed.
What is the viewing angle and the color temperature?
Not confirmed. The original specification lists 14000-16000 mcd followed by "at 30" without saying whether that figure is drive current in mA or beam angle in degrees, and no CCT bin is given. The powered photos read cool white. Verify against the datasheet before you design an optical path around it.
Can I just buy the four I need instead of a bag of a hundred?
That is the point of buying it here. Stock is deep enough to count out whatever the job takes, one for a single indicator or a dozen for a lighting run, so you are not paying for ninety spares to get the six that go in the build. Shipping is a flat $8, free once your order passes $28, and orders leave the Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
A water clear 10 mm dome does not glow so much as stare, all of that output packed into one narrow beam you can aim. Give it a resistor and something worth pointing at, and it will hold that spot for you.
