Spark_Trooper84
Active member
Hey all,
I'll soon be building out the Abyss project, and as you may know finding KE-10720 LDRs is pretty much a no go anymore.
The specs of a KE-10720 LDR are Photo Resistance at 10LUX: 10KΩ-20KΩ, Dark Resistance Min: 0.5MΩ, and maybe rise/fall time at 35 and 5ms respectively.
I've seen elsewhere that the GL5516 has been suggested, and indeed PedalPCB carries them
Those specs are Light Resistance: 5 – 10KΩ, Dark Resistance: 500KΩ, and rise/fall time of 30 and 30ms respectively
The GL5528 is closer, at Light Resistance: 10 – 20KΩ, Dark Resistance: 1M, and rise/fall time of 30 and 30ms respectively
However, I was searching around on Mouser and found these that are probably a MUCH closer match to the original KE-10720
This unit's specs are Light Resistance: 9 – 20KΩ, Dark Resistance: 500KΩ, and rise/fall time of 60 and 25ms respectively.
So, my assumption is that the ones I found on mouser would be the best (almost) direct replacement LDR simply due to the specs.
I've order a few of them to try out in the board when I build it, but i've also ordered some GL5516 and GL5528 LDRs as well just in case.
What is the collective thoughts on the Mouser units I found, if if they would be a more suitable replacement (perhaps even close enough to just say that the build docs could be updated for this more easily sourced part?
I'll soon be building out the Abyss project, and as you may know finding KE-10720 LDRs is pretty much a no go anymore.
The specs of a KE-10720 LDR are Photo Resistance at 10LUX: 10KΩ-20KΩ, Dark Resistance Min: 0.5MΩ, and maybe rise/fall time at 35 and 5ms respectively.
I've seen elsewhere that the GL5516 has been suggested, and indeed PedalPCB carries them
Those specs are Light Resistance: 5 – 10KΩ, Dark Resistance: 500KΩ, and rise/fall time of 30 and 30ms respectively
The GL5528 is closer, at Light Resistance: 10 – 20KΩ, Dark Resistance: 1M, and rise/fall time of 30 and 30ms respectively
However, I was searching around on Mouser and found these that are probably a MUCH closer match to the original KE-10720
This unit's specs are Light Resistance: 9 – 20KΩ, Dark Resistance: 500KΩ, and rise/fall time of 60 and 25ms respectively.
So, my assumption is that the ones I found on mouser would be the best (almost) direct replacement LDR simply due to the specs.
I've order a few of them to try out in the board when I build it, but i've also ordered some GL5516 and GL5528 LDRs as well just in case.
What is the collective thoughts on the Mouser units I found, if if they would be a more suitable replacement (perhaps even close enough to just say that the build docs could be updated for this more easily sourced part?