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Translucent trackball lighting.
OSCAR:
Maybe those Glowire clusters don't use as bright of LED's as the one I used?? A single superbright (forgot the mcd) on my trackball was more than enough light, too much actually, I had to angle the LED a bit because it was too distracting.
Zakk:
I do agree about the angle, it would kind of catch my eye while I was playing when it was directed straight through the ball... if that cluster pointed straight up through that ball Kev? It looks great, but how about a shot without flash/room lights, that's when I really noticed it bugged me most. Although it -looked- better with the light shining right through it.
I'd love to see a combo, if anyone ever bought one, of those clear UV juggling balls and one of those UV led's that kevin reviewed...that might be killer.
KevSteele:
Kelsey,
It may also depend on how close the LEDs are to the ball. My cluster is mounted to the bottom panel of the controller, so it may not be allowing as much light directly into the trackball controller (which only has a small opening on the bottom).
Kevin
OSCAR:
--- Quote from: kevsteele on April 20, 2004, 12:55:47 pm ---Kelsey,
It may also depend on how close the LEDs are to the ball. My cluster is mounted to the bottom panel of the controller, so it may not be allowing as much light directly into the trackball controller (which only has a small opening on the bottom).
Kevin
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KevSteele:
Hot off the digital camera, here's a semi-darkened room shot:
The lighting is just perfect (it's not even as bright as it looks in the shots, just a rich blue glow)
I'm guessing the light is at a slight angle, since the bottom board is flat and the top panel is on a slight slope. However it's set up, it came out great.
I'm guessing I found the ideal angle and distance purely by accident, but heck, we all deserve a bit of accidental good luck now and then, right? ;)
Kevin