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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.

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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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