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thetered:
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--- Quote from: RandyT on July 05, 2005, 12:44:39 pm ---Tried this a week or so ago.
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gl.tter:
--- Quote from: thetered on July 05, 2005, 01:49:01 pm ---I could be wrong, but I really dont think you'll find brightness to be an issue after you do those two things, however, I could be wrong as I have not yet tried the clear ones, only the colored ones.
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Right, diffusing the LED reduces the brightness as the same amount of light is now spread over a wider area. That's why the brightest LEDs usually have a very tight beam - you can often find the exact same LED with wider angles at lower mcd ratings.
If it's better to diffuse the LED with the clears, you might aswell purchase the wider angle ones.
Kremmit:
--- Quote from: RayB on July 04, 2005, 12:47:37 pm ---A quick spray on the inside with some of that "window frosting" paint might do the trick...
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That's what I suggested back on page 3.
Pay attention in class, Raymond! ;D
Chris:
--- Quote from: thetered on July 05, 2005, 01:49:01 pm ---I could be wrong, but I really dont think you'll find brightness to be an issue after you do those two things, however, I could be wrong as I have not yet tried the clear ones, only the colored ones.
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I suspect this is going to vary from button to button. I suspect that the green buttons are going to take a lot more light than the clear buttons, for example, so I'll probably tailor my resistor values to the buttons they're going to light .
Heffaklumpen:
Thanks shawnzilla - I received my 30 buttons today!
They look awesome!
Now if could only find some time to actually but them in my cabinets and try them out... :)