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Re: SMT LEDs on board back side, but showing through a hole

 

Reverse gullwing is what these LED types are called.
http://www.vishay.com/docs/81779/vlre31.pdf

I don't think you can use normal leds like this. Fitting upside down won't
work for all the SMT LED packages I've worked with.

Best Regards, Brian.


On 10 June 2013 21:37, Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> http://electronicdesign.com/boards/smt-leds-emit-light-through-holes
>
> Is there another way to do this with SMT without using this special
> product?
>
> Do SMT LEDS light on their backside?  If show, could a person not use a
> normal SMT LED for
> this and simply put a NPTH in the middle of the two pads?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick
>
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