Quote Originally Posted by skimask View Post
Almost...
The 1st one, at 10 degrees off center still looks about 70% of it's total.
The 2nd one, at 10 degrees off center is only about 30% of total.
So while the one may be brighter, it's only brighter in the middle, it's got a bit more focus...if that makes any sense...
Sure does. My point is that if you are using an LED as an indicator, 20-25mA is plenty to get a sufficiently bright display with the right LED. A high efficiency LED at just 1mA can be almost blindingly bright.