What does “mcd” mean?
The unit of measure commonly used to describe LED intensity is the millicandela (mcd), 1000 millicandela equals 1 candela. Candelas measure how much light is produced as measured at the light source. The letters “MCD” stand for Millicandela. This is a fancy word for BRIGHTNESS. The normal standard range for MCD in 5mm White LED technology is 15k – 20k MCD. For RED and GREEN and AMBER it is much less, more around 8000-10,000MCD. ALL XTEC LEDs are custom-made for R/C applications. Our range is from 25,000 MCD for Red, Green and Amber all the way to 35,000 MCD for our White 5mm.
