IR LED Replacement

[jasoncmt24]

If I were to remove and solder the below bad boys into my cam would It work. I know I would lose the IR distance but is there anything else I need to know?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/151452401600?lpid=82&chn=ps

Thanks

 

[bp2008]

LOL I'm not sure, if they use the same voltage and amperage and are physically of similar size to the existing LEDs then maybe. But it would be a whole lot less effort to just buy some high power 940nm IR illuminators and install them separately. Whole lot more money though. I wonder if the LEDs you linked even focus their light forward, or if you'd mostly just be illuminating the inside of your camera?

 

[riri7707]

My thoughts here are more: use 850nm Led than 940nm.
850nm are just a little visible but more accurate than 940nm who is invisible to our eyes.
850nm provides better field view at night than 940nm.
And of course 99% of the standard cams are made for 850 nm.

To the question : Can I use similar Led to original ones : Answer is yes, even if they are quite different.
Just use the same format/enclosure/diameter.
As in most os cases they are wired in group of 3/4 dépending of the power voltage applied to the board, there are not much risks here.
Made it often for customers and any issues since years. But 850nm, remember.

Tips and tricks: to isolate the faulty ones, just a simple controller in position "diode test" will very usefull find the bad ones in the group.

Hope this helps.