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| fatfingers:
--- Quote from: rlemmon on December 30, 2006, 04:44:12 pm ---What's the easiest way to light a trackball? --- End quote --- Let's remember here that he didn't ask what the best way is, he asked what the easiest way is. That's why I recommended the lightmite tb. (of course, in my opinion it's also the best way). |
| rlemmon:
julian are you talking about the Electric ICE™ RGB Trackball Lighting Upgrade Kit ? Do you just slice it to the 12 v line on your power supply ? fatfingers. Were do you put the ground wire ? Thanks guys |
| fatfingers:
--- Quote from: rlemmon on December 31, 2006, 11:55:57 am ---fatfingers. Were do you put the ground wire ? --- End quote --- There are two "screw connectors" on the lightmite TB. One is for either 5v or 12v (which ever you choose to buy) and the other is for the ground. |
| Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: rlemmon on December 31, 2006, 11:55:57 am ---julian are you talking about the Electric ICE™ RGB Trackball Lighting Upgrade Kit ? Do you just slice it to the 12 v line on your power supply ? --- End quote --- Yes that's the beastie!!....and Nope, You splice it to the 5V Line and the other connections on it to ground. It has the correct resistors built in. It has 4 leads... 1) +5V (attach to PC 5V Line) 2) Red Ground (attaches to pc ground- black lead on PC Supply) 3) Green Ground (attaches to pc ground) 4) Blue Ground (attaches to pc ground) If you attach each ground via a 100 Ohm trim pot, then you can dial in any colour or light intensity that you want. Easy Peasy!! Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| TOK:
--- Quote from: whammoed on December 31, 2006, 11:46:35 am --- 1. lights the trackball more evenly 2. allows adjustment if the light is too bright (it has a dimmer built in) 3. Easily mounts to the trackball 4. Looks cool ;) (I may be a bit biased here) Its not a necessity, just a "plug and play" solution. Kinda like you can build your own spinner or buy one...I have lit trackballs using automotive bulbs as well, and this is better. --- End quote --- Thanks for the info, I had somehow missed the Litemite all this time and just wasn't sure. |
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