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P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 3604


  • From: Bob_Maxey@xxxxxxxx
  • Subject: P3D Re: PHOTO-3D digest 3604
  • Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 23:13:54 -0700



>>I looked into this, and was told at a realy great
>>electronics store that the way they are able to get
>>the white lite uses(something I can't remember the
>>name of), and that (what ever the stuff was called)
>>can cause blindness.  He said that if you aluminate
>>something with the lite it should be ok, but directly
>>into the eye will be dangerous.

This will depend upon if it is diffused or not. Viewing ANY light undifused can
cause potential problems. The fact that it is an LED has little to do with it.
LEDs are colored or white depending on the material used to manufacture them.

RM