
C35 Application Note
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C35 Application Note V1.3
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LightUpTest
1. ThevoltageshouldbelimitedwhenusingapowersupplytolightuptheLEDsafterSMT.Voltage
shouldnotexceed4VforeachLED.Whenthevoltageis4V,thecurrentwillbeinexcessof
1500mA.Thismaydamagetheemitterduetowireorpadburnout
asinFigure13.
e.g.Ifthereisamodulewith3LEDsinseries,themaximumvoltageofthepowersupplyshouldbe
lowerthan12V.
WireburnoutBondingpadburnout
Figure13
2. Checkthepolarityoftheemitter.ReversevoltageandcurrentmaydamagetheZenerdiode.
Figure14showstheC35I‐Vcurveinforwardandreverseoperation.
Figure14.C35LEDI‐Vcurve
3. IfusingaconstantcurrentlimitedvoltagedrivertolightuptheLEDmodule,pleaseconnectthe
powersupplyandtheLEDmodulebeforepluggingthepowersupplyintotheACpowercord.This
canreducetheprobabilityofsurgecurrentdamagingtheLEDmodules.
4. Brightnesshasa
strongrelationshipwithdrivingcurrentasshowninFigure15.
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