> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # 3W-9W RGB LED - Common Anode **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA2524 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/3w-9w-rgb-led-common-anode.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/3w-9w-rgb-led-common-anode.html.md)) Better grab your sunglasses, your sunscreen, and a bucket hat because this 3W RGB LED is so bright it's like like taking a beach vacation ON THE SUN. Maybe that's... ## Pricing - **Price:** $7.05 (inc GST) — $6.41 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $6.22 (exc GST) · 50+ $6.09 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Aug 21 and Aug 25. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA2524:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/ADA2524:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description Better grab your [sunglasses](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-led-glasses-starter-kit.html), your sunscreen, and a [bucket hat](https://core-electronics.com.au/midnight-engineer-bucket-hat.html) because this 3W RGB LED is so bright it's like like taking a beach vacation ON THE SUN. Maybe that's an exaggeration, but these are **really** bright. This is a 3-9W RGB LED, basically the same thing you've got on a little 5mm breadboard version, but with huge chunks of silicon that can handle large currents. Each of the red, green, and blue dice can handle continuous ~350-750mA current draw (with peaks of 2A) so you can drive this at an eye-blistering 9W. The light output is 150 lumens (150,000 millicandela) total at 3W, and ~300 lumens that at 9W. Each order comes with one 3-9W LED on an aluminum PCB/holder/heatsilk. Please note that even though the PCB acts as a heatsink, 3-9W is a lot of power to dissipate as heat so you will need an additional heatsink or fan or other cooling mechanism! Adabot, [Adafruit Metro](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-metro-328-with-headers-atmega328.html), and components are not included. If you're looking for an LED that draws less power and is a bit less bright, [We also carry a 3W RGB version here.](https://core-electronics.com.au/3w-rgb-led-common-anode.html) ## Technical Details - [Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/FD-9RGB-Y2_2069115191a.pdf) ## Guides for this product - [How to Drive High Power LEDs – 3W Aluminum Backed Star LEDs](https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/prototyping/how-to-drive-high-power-leds/) ## Videos for this product - [How to Drive High Power LEDs With A DC-DC Adjustable Step-Down Module](https://core-electronics.com.au/videos/how-to-drive-high-power-leds-with-a-dc-dc-adjustable-step-down-module) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/2/5/2524-04.jpg)