LED help - Please dont flame me!

[darthbane2k]

okay -

I basicly need a Red LED light to put in my push-to-reject-coin button on my coin door.
I have searched the forums but found no solution that makes sense to me.

Ideally I'd like the PC to power this, not sure how, and I will need the lead to stretch from the PC to the coin door.
Now I searched google and all i have found are molex connectors that light up - thats no good as I simply want a LED that lights and is plugged into a molex?

Im confused..

anyway im based in the UK. maplin.co.uk has tons of LEDs but I have no idea which is the right one to go for.

Can anyone point me in the direction to a specific product.

Note I dont want a complicated solution where I will have to strip wires etc..

[Level42]

Not flaming, but if you think stripping a wire is complicated.....this may not be the right place for you ? This is all about building your own arcade controls and stripping a wire is not exactly the most challenging thing you'd need to be able to do. Don't think you will find a 12V/5V disk drive type connector with a LED fitted.

You'd need a high bright LED, a resistor, some wire and a connector to connect to the PC power supply. You'd need to solder the resistor to the LED and the wires, so stripping is only the start. Its really not that complicated at all...

[Bones]

I have to agree. If you can tie your own shoelaces you can wire up a LED. Try it, if you fail you are only out of pocket by $5

[darthbane2k]

Its not so much that its complicated its the fact that its impractical for me to do it at this stage.

No need for the snobbery thank you.

[Bones]

Its not so much that its complicated its the fact that its impractical for me to do it at this stage.

No need for the snobbery thank you.

Seriously man, I wasn't being a snob. You have misunderstood my intentions.

[darthbane2k]

Well its all to do with the fact that I dont have access to certain tools etc at the moment, I just wanted a plug and go solution. How about if I stick a USB snake light by the reject button - woudl that work?

[Luckydevil]

just grab a lamp out of your house and shove it behind the coin door (without the lampshade of course). 

[mccoy178]

You could look into a canon led on ebay.  They are about five dollars, and should do the trick.

[RayB]

Well its all to do with the fact that I dont have access to certain tools etc at the moment, I just wanted a plug and go solution. How about if I stick a USB snake light by the reject button - woudl that work?

Do you have scissors? That's all you need.

To everyone else: He'll still need help choosing the right voltage LED, right resistor (if needed), etc...

[darthbane2k]

ive decided to go for the usb LED Snake light option. I think this should work. Reason why i wanted a simple solution is because i need the light for a photo shoot today (dont ask) and im feeling lazy and dont have the time to mess around with wiring

[LPZ]

Doesn't get any easier than this tutorial.

 

[PetitMorte]

I regularly strip wires with my teeth.  works better than the pliers method.

Just don't keep the insulation in your mouth to chew on... most wire insulation contains lead.

[MameJunkie]

BTW...I tried the LEDs to light the coin reject but it didn't look so hot.

I recommend getting plain old small 5 or 12 v bulbs using those.

The LEDs tends to have focus light so you get hotspots while the normal bulbs makes it glow.

[webgeek]

I regularly strip wires with my teeth.

I do this too

Mike

[TOK]

I lit my trackball with 3 red 12 volt LED's. These are available at nearly any automotive store in the US (not sure if it's the same for you).

It did involve stripping wires, but that was my choice... I cut a spare molex connector and made it so it would plug right into one of the spare connectors from my PC power supply. Yellow wire from the PC supply is 12 volts. No dicking with resistors or whatever.

[GameOver]

Doesn't get any easier than this tutorial.

 

Cool tutorial!  Here's a diagram I've posted before that may help.

[rdagger]

I was going to suggest using candles, but I don't want to flame you. (no pun intended)
Try these 12V LED's with molex connectors.