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Different way to display LED's

post #1 of 21
5/12/11 at 5:54pm
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I've not seen this done here, so I thought I'd share it, FWIW.

 

I started by drilling a very small hole (medium sized bit from a pin vise set) through the 3/16ths inch faceplate.

Then I drilled a larger hole to mount a 3mm LED half-way through that hole from the back.

It produces plenty of light without being overpowering.

 

EHHA LED's.jpg

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post #2 of 21
5/12/11 at 6:20pm
Nice idea. Is that an input selector?

Looks like your EHHA Rev A is coming right along wink.gif
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post #3 of 21
5/12/11 at 8:13pm
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It's the 3-position power switch; 1) off, 2) heaters (red), 3) full power (blue).

 

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post #4 of 21
5/12/11 at 8:33pm

Very nice and clean.  Looks very professional that way.

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post #5 of 21
5/12/11 at 8:51pm
Nice precision.

Don't mean to off-topic but I wish people would stop using blue leds though so I don't have to turn my setup off while I'm sleeping as it does impact the quality of my sleep. reference
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post #6 of 21
5/13/11 at 5:22am
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Originally Posted by Permagrin View Post

Nice precision.

Don't mean to off-topic but I wish people would stop using blue leds though so I don't have to turn my setup off while I'm sleeping as it does impact the quality of my sleep. reference

 

Many blue LEDs are the high-intensity variety, which makes it worse as they emit more light for a given current.  And the high-intensity blue LEDs are cheaper than the low-intensity ones, which is why vendors use them.

 

There is really a line between indication and illumination.

 

 

 

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post #7 of 21
5/13/11 at 2:07pm

OT I'm not a fan of blue leds. I opened my lcd monitor and cut off that anoying led. smile.gif There is absolutely no logic in it. When my monitor is on, I can clearly see that.

 

funch: Interesting. But there also exist 1mm leds.

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post #8 of 21
5/13/11 at 3:12pm
Nice LED presentation. And that was a very interesting read through. Blue LEDs aren't my favorite, as I prefer green.
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post #9 of 21
5/13/11 at 3:41pm
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Yah, the combo of red and blue looks like a cop car, but they are the only colors I have right now.

I would have prefered green with the red myself. More like Christmas than a speeding ticket. biggrin.gif

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post #10 of 21
5/13/11 at 4:39pm
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I found a couple of violet LED's in my stash. No reason both have to be different colors. Lower intensity than the 'cop car'.

 

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post #11 of 21
5/13/11 at 5:18pm
That's sweet! Wish I could swap for violet on all of my gear.
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post #12 of 21
5/14/11 at 7:58am

The violet looks way better IMO.  Bright enough for indication and a soothing color.

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post #13 of 21
5/14/11 at 10:58am

 

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It's the 3-position power switch; 1) off, 2) heaters (red), 3) full power (blue).

Where is the off LED? evil_smiley.gif

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post #14 of 21
5/14/11 at 7:45pm
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Originally Posted by earfanatic View Post

 

Where is the off LED? evil_smiley.gif


'Off'' is, um, dark. rolleyes.gif
 

 

 

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post #15 of 21
5/14/11 at 8:31pm

Violet is nice.  

 

Not too light, not too dark. Just enough character.

 

Looks even better than it photographs though!

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