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markrvp:
Trying to photograph these buttons well is like herding cats.
markrvp:
Here is a shot with flash showing the buttons in unlit and lit states.
markrvp:
Here are some wiring diagrams for the way I mounted & wired the LEDs.
markrvp:
Final image shows where I connected the black wire (12v ground) from the computer power supply to another common terminal block.  I then wired all the cathode wires to this block.

This quick tutorial demonstrates connecting LEDs IN PARALLEL to the computer's 12v power supply using resistors to provide proper voltage.
CJK:

--- Quote from: quarterback on July 07, 2005, 04:00:35 pm ---I haven't mentioned this before since it might not be readily available to most people, but buying some Lee or Rosco diffusion and cutting a little disc out of it would be a very cheap/easy way to do this.

Rosco or Lee (or Gam) gels are very available in Los Angeles (because they're used every day on film shoots) but are also present in many theaters and are available in some photo stores.

You could even make a little 'cone' to sit on top of the LED if you didn't/couldn't make a disc that would slide into the button.

216 would definitely work, is very common and cheap but might be too diffuse.
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