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Originally Posted by arifmshaikh
Hi Mario,
I just checked with Jaycar and they only have 5mm infrared LEDs not the 940nm which is mentioned on the dslrbot website. The salesman did not understand what nm means. Could you please let me know which IR LEDs can I buy?
Thanks
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The 940nm refers to the wavelength of the IR LED and not the size. I tried getting clear LEDs as per the instructions but Jaycar at Underwood in Brisbane only had blue coloured ones. I asked what the difference was and all I got was a shrug of the shoulders and a "I don't know." from the salesman.
I took the risk of spending $2.50 on the blue ones and they worked with my Pentax. I still don't know what the difference is except the colour of the plastic!! I suspect they would work with a Canon as well. The big thing is making sure you know which is the positive and which is the negative lead on the diodes. I was told the long lead was the positive one.
The 5mm is the physical size of the LED.
I hope this helps,
Cheers,
Mario