able to detect light. Obviously they are not as good as a device that
has been specially made to detect light; such as solar cell, photocell,
photo resistor, light dependent resistor, photo transistor, photo diode
and other photo sensitive devices.
A green LED will detect light and a high-bright red LED will respond
about 100 times better than a green LED, but the LED in this position
in the circuit is classified as very high impedance and it requires a
considerable amount of amplification to turn the detection into a
worthwhile current-source.
All other LEDs respond very poorly and are not worth trying.
The accompanying circuit amplifies the output of the LED and enables
it to be used for a number of applications.
The LED only responds when the light enters the end of the LED and
this makes it ideal for solar trackers and any time there is a large
difference between the dark and light conditions. It will not detect the
light in a room unless the lamp is very close.
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