Juki TL-2010Q LED

For the record, Juki thinks this SMD LED provides enough light around the needle of Mary’s TL-2010Q sewing machine:

Juki TL-2010Q - OEM LED light
Juki TL-2010Q – OEM LED light

A detailed look at the active ingredient:

Juki TL-2010Q - OEM SMD LED
Juki TL-2010Q – OEM SMD LED

The 30 Ω resistor drops exactly 2.0 V, so the white LED runs at 67 mA.

We think it’s a glowworm, compared to the COB LED bar across the back of the arm:

Juki TL-2010Q COB LED - installed - rear view
Juki TL-2010Q COB LED – installed – rear view

I can do better than that, although not with juice from their 5 V power supply.

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