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Mounting AimTrak LED behind a bezel
southpaw13:
So how does it work? do you think it would work through the bezel without drilling a hole? The guns filter is black and so is the case for the light bar.
Great job!!!
johnk:
My bezel (the black plastic piece it's connected to) is solid black, not translucent, so I don't think there's any chance it would work without drilling holes. The plexiglass that goes over the bezel doesn't need to be drilled though.
I don't think the drilled holes are really a big deal; you have to really look to notice them, and it doesn't look too bad IMO. Also when I get my new darker plexiglass cover the LEDs probably will be hardly visible.
I only did a quick test after installing it (haven't had time), and the gun moved the cursor around the screen just as well as before. So functionality seems fine.
Dawgz Rule:
Looks awesome. I have been trying to figure out how to mount my module and this looks like the way to go. Thank you.
johnk:
I just replaced my plexiglass monitor cover with a darker one as I mentioned earlier (3/16" Transparent Solar Grey at http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=519), and I decided to also replace my bezel since I had some screwups on the original.
So I had to do another LED installation, and the photos are below. This time I did it a bit cleaner by using an extra piece of a marquee bracket. The holes cut for the LEDs are intentionally not cut in a straight line, since that's how the LED bulbs are and I didn't want to force them too much.
With the new darker plexiglass, you really have to look to notice the LEDs. And while the monitor is now a bit dimmer than before (even after turning up the brightness), I think it looks a lot better and I'm glad I made the change. It really draws the focus to the screen rather than the area around the screen. And it does not seem to negatively affect the lightgun performance.