Red LED voltage for clipping?

[MadSkillzMan]

Hey guys, quick question here..im reading alot to swap 2 LEDs into a clipping section, and everyone jsut says red LEDs...well theres a ton of different voltage red leds, does that matter? I mean ive got a bunch of em from a friend but i think theyre all between 9-15v (yes theyre big)

Thanks in advance

[foxfire]

generally i'd say most people use 3mm or 5mm and you don't have to limit yourself to red. you can use/try just about any led with varying degrees of success. if you don't have any, get yourself some sockets until you learn what you like. rylan

[R.G.]

Hey guys, quick question here..im reading alot to swap 2 LEDs into a clipping section, and everyone jsut says red LEDs...well theres a ton of different voltage red leds, does that matter? I mean ive got a bunch of em from a friend but i think theyre all between 9-15v (yes theyre big)

If you mean the really huge ones, no, they're not useful for effects. When people say "red LEDs" they mean single-diode LEDs. The bigger LEDs are multiple-LED devices. If what you have is intended to run on 9 to 15V, they will not even begin to clip in an effect.

The red LEDs they mean are the 3mm to 5mm diameter packages, noted as T-1 or T-1 3/4. The clipping voltage they will have will be between 1.2V and 1.8V, depending on the exact recipe they used to make them.

[MadSkillzMan]

thanks alot guys, exactly what i was looking for.