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| AlanS17:
Also, I've got a general question about the clear translucents... Are they crystal clear? I'm wondering how difficult it would be to shoot some metalic spray paint up into the plunger for a metallic effect that won't wear off. (My idea! Nobody better steal it.) I also wonder how well that would light up. I would expect something funky, but that would be the point - something that looks equally cool while on and off. Oooooooohhhhh... "metalicized" buttons with tri-color LED's! ;D |
| thetered:
--- Quote from: AlanS17 on July 14, 2005, 06:23:58 pm --- --- Quote from: Knievel on July 14, 2005, 06:06:55 pm ---So when I was drilling the holes for the LED's a thought came to me. Instead of just the usual 2 holes why not drill 4...or 6. That way you could have 3 different colored sets of LED's in a button. Using clear buttons you could change the color of your buttons to red, blue, green, whatever at the flick of a switch. --- End quote --- The same though had occured to me. I'm just too lazy to wire up more than two. Heck, even two kinda sucks when you're talking about that many buttons. If you don't mind the work, though, the theory is sound. Could we get a picture of those button rings? --- End quote --- For what it's worth (not that I expect anyone to even do it) you can wire them in parallel series which is much quicker as you dont have to run "homerun" wires back to blocks each time and in some cases if your buttons are turned just right you don' t have to use any wires between them. The only thing is you must use the same kind of leds and perferably not even mix between different manufacturers as they will all be pulling the same current/voltage. But with the voltage window given on leds it wouldn't matter if they weren't all exactly to specs and little off. Also you must use different resistors as the resistors for each one would be to much. Depending on the color you can do 3 to 4 I think on each series, so it cuts down alot of time and wire clutter. |
| kickngas:
Well, here is my "very rough and rushed" portotype of the LED washers. |
| kickngas:
oops...here are thi pics... |
| kickngas:
and the top.....sorry...having early posting jitters!! ;) |
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