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Author Topic: Cocktail cab builders: what's the best way to illuminate the CP?  (Read 929 times)

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By this I don't mean lighting up the buttons, trackball, joystick, etc.  I mean did you put a piece of white plastic up with light bulbs behind it, or did you shine lights down on it from above, or something else?  Pictures or links please  :)

If you did it a certain way and regret it  :hissy: , that would be very useful information as well.

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Re: Cocktail cab builders: what's the best way to illuminate the CP?
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2007, 12:25:23 am »
Why would you do such a thing.?  :dunno

The Illimnated buttons look better with no lights shinning down on them I think.

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Re: Cocktail cab builders: what's the best way to illuminate the CP?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2007, 12:28:49 am »
Why would you do such a thing.?  :dunno

good question... the answer is: because I am using opaque black buttons - I'm using stainless for my CP.

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Re: Cocktail cab builders: what's the best way to illuminate the CP?
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2007, 06:20:19 am »
Im intending to use a section of white UV reactive perspex and backlight it with UV LEDs.

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Re: Cocktail cab builders: what's the best way to illuminate the CP?
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2007, 12:12:10 am »
I know there's more cocktail cab builders out there.... (bump)