MOTM

> I seem to remember someone telling me that a company was going to
> make lower intensity blue leds. Don't know if there have been any
> developed.

Lumex makes blue LEDs in both "High Brightness Ultra Super Blue" and
"Standard Brightness Super Blue". The rated brightness relative to other
colors varies depending on the case type, etc. (Why do I pick Lumex? Because
I happen to have one of their data books on hand.)

Two thoughts, thought: first, observing the several devices in my studio
that have blue LEDs, the LEDs with diffuse lenses are not unpleasant to look
at, while the ones with clear lenses are annoyingly bright.

Second, the brightness of an LED varies with the current passed through it.
So if you put a particular blue LED in a module and find that it is too
bright for your eyes, why not just reduce the current? No acetone or
sandpaper required. :-)

--Adam