Super-bright 5mm IR LED - 940nm (25 pack)

Pack of 25 high-power 5 mm through-hole IR LEDs at 940 nm with a 20-degree beam angle. Rated for 100 mA continuous and up to 1 A pulsed operation; suitable for remote controls and IR illumination.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Anode1
Positive LED terminal for the IR emitter. Adafruit identifies the part as IR333-A; the Everlight IR333-A datasheet package drawing labels lead 1 as Anode.
Type · PowerVoltage · Forward voltage 1.2V typical at 20mA, 1.5V max at 20mA; 100mA continuous forward-current rating from datasheet.
Cathode2
Negative LED terminal for the IR emitter. The Everlight IR333-A datasheet package drawing labels lead 2 as Cathode.
Type · Ground

Pin	Position	Type	Function	Voltage
Anode	1	Power	Positive LED terminal for the IR emitter. Adafruit identifies the part as IR333-A; the Everlight IR333-A datasheet package drawing labels lead 1 as Anode.	Forward voltage 1.2V typical at 20mA, 1.5V max at 20mA; 100mA continuous forward-current rating from datasheet.
Cathode	2	Ground	Negative LED terminal for the IR emitter. The Everlight IR333-A datasheet package drawing labels lead 2 as Cathode.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

Pin details

2 connections

Anode
Positive LED terminal for the IR emitter. Adafruit identifies the part as IR333-A; the Everlight IR333-A datasheet package drawing labels lead 1 as Anode.
PowerVoltage · Forward voltage 1.2V typical at 20mA, 1.5V max at 20mA; 100mA continuous forward-current rating from datasheet.
1
Cathode
Negative LED terminal for the IR emitter. The Everlight IR333-A datasheet package drawing labels lead 2 as Cathode.
Ground
2

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