At 09:11 PM 3/17/2004 +1300, you wrote:
>I have acquired a number of Fairchild LED segments,
>
>FND501 common cathode overflow
>FND507 common anode seven segment
>FND508 common anode overflow
>
>I've figured the pinout using 5V (reverse voltage limit for an FND32XC)
>and a conservative resistor to keep the current low. Does anyone have a
>datasheet for these with the actual current limit so that I might safely
>get a little more brightness?

I used tons of the FND507s back ages ago. We ran them at 8mA/segment,
and they were fairly bright with a decent optical filter.

Best regards,

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