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| rdagger:
I was trying to illuminate a clear 3" trackball with a super bright LED last night and was not having much luck. The super bright LED's emits a very focused beam which the spherical trackball seems to focus even more. The end result is that I get a weakly illuminated trackball and a very bright colored 10" circle on my ceiling. |
| Edgedamage:
This might help or might not. Try putting a piece of wax paper over the LED this might help diffuse the light. Or any plactic that lets light through but is not clear. |
| SirPeale:
The problem is you're using a clear trackball. LEDs are very focused. Pretty much a beam of light is just passing thru and shining on the ceiling. |
| Oldskool:
--- Quote from: eightbit on February 25, 2003, 09:48:51 am ---It looks like a very simple cheap way to light up a trackball or some buttons. No figuring out or wiring diodes simply hook them to 12v and go. --- End quote --- Are 12 or 19 LED clusters a bit of overkill for a TB or coin door? |
| TazMan:
I used the 1 bulb LEDs for my illuminated pbs, and 4 bulb leds for the coin door and trackball and they worked like a charm. By using green leds on the coin door, the buttons appear green, even though they are yellow plastic (default Happ color) |
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