Originally Posted by
philipat
I'm trying to put in some UV LEDs into my tank. The idea is to charge glow-in-the-dark BBs while they sit in the magazine. The problem I'm running into seems to be one of voltage. I have a few 365 nm 5-mm LEDs, but it seems that 3.0 volts just isn't quite enough...seem to need 3.2V. Anyone know of any UV LEDs that work with 3.0V? I believe that is the voltage on the Taigen/HL headlight circuit.
I'm hoping to work with them in the wavelengths of 365-390 nm. From what I've read, anything above 390 nm glows purple. I'd like to avoid having a purple glow coming from my turret.
TIA
You won't see the LED's with the naked eye, they are above our visual spectrum.
I use some UV LED's in one of my tanks and can only see it with a camera or phone.
3V should drive the LED's fine, again you will not see any output since we can't see UV in that spectrum.