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LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are tiny light bulbs that fit easily into an electrical circuit. This 5mm white LED has a clear-color lens.
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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
2.7 stars
(based on 10 reviews)
0% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Easy to use(4), Good performance(3), Good value(3), Reliable(3)
Cons:
Price(3)
Primary use:
Personal(5)
 
Way too expensive!!!
By Windy from Oregon on 11/1/2008
Cons:
Price
Describe Yourself:
Power User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Can buy them tons cheaper from real electronic component suppliers.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Horrible Price
By Russ from Franklin, Pa on 4/24/2008
Cons:
Low light white
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

This is 1100 mcd led you can obtain 20,000 mcd superbright white led for Pennies in bulk say about $12 a hundred so the mark up on this ia about 1000% really makes me leary about radio shack for anything

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
WAY TOO MUCH
By LED GuyVerified Reviewer from Pleasant Hill, MO on 4/8/2008
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Way too much you can get 50 of them for the same price

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Too high of a price
By Ralph from Eagle, ID on 3/22/2008
Cons:
Price
Best Uses:
modeling
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Price severely marked up. Can easily obtain a bag of 50-100 white LEDs from a wholesaler for about the same price.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
No Way
By Electrical Engineer from Los Angeles, California on 11/19/2007
Cons:
Price See Below
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

[...]This is way too expensive.Also, 3mm LEDs are more useful as most electronic components use them. Most of your household LEDs are 3mm, not 5. 5mm are only useful for hobbies not as replacement parts.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Very expensive
By Cata from Argentina on 10/20/2007
Cons:
Price
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

You can find lights with 10 white LEDs for the same price!

[4 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

 
Not as bright as some ...
By ed g from los angeles on 11/5/2006
Pros:
Easy to use

Not as bright as some other white LEDs i have

[1 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
By bob j from boston ma on 8/24/2006
Pros:
Easy to use, Good performance, Good Value, Reliable

[0 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
I'm using 8 of these in ...
By Oliver B from Bethesda, MD on 7/11/2006
Pros:
Easy to use, Good performance, Good Value, Reliable

I'm using 8 of these in my car. They work great.

[0 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
I used 3 of these LED's ...
By Rick B from CT on 3/27/2006
Pros:
Easy to use, Good performance, Good Value, Reliable

I used 3 of these LED's to create moon light for my saltwater aquarium. They are set up on a timer to come on at night. Thay work fantastic for this application.

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