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Level42:

Randy, what is the Novagem light-source ?
And does it fit an original Atari trackball ?

O, and thanks for the pictures. Is that Red the same color on the Novagem light-source ?

I am asking this because many super-bright LED's that are being sold now look more orange than red to me.  And I want red. Not orange :D (The red on the pictures looks great)

RandyT:


--- Quote from: Level42 on February 07, 2008, 02:30:25 pm ---What is the Novagem light-source ?

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It is a very high output LED, equivalent to the luminous flux of about 5 of the normal "superbright" variety. 

Just a quick note here as well: LED output is measured by luminous flux not MCD.  You can have 2 LED's with the exact same light output, even though one is rated at 5000mcd and the other at 2500mcd. 


--- Quote ---And does it fit an original Atari trackball ?

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I don't have an Atari, but I do have an original WICO, which I understand to be the same.  Essentially, if it has large hole in the bottom, and next to the large hole is a small hole intended for a lighting assembly, yes, it will work.

RandyT

Level42:

Well, this is the underside of my Atari trackball:


There seems to be only one small hole....I put the LED in there (just an experimental set-up).



whammoed:


--- Quote from: Level42 on February 07, 2008, 03:06:28 pm ---
There seems to be only one small hole....I put the LED in there (just an experimental set-up).



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Yes, the 2.25 inch has a small hole, but you can drill it out to make it larger easily enough.
The 3 inch version has a much larger hole.


RandyT:


I have the 3" WICO, so they aren't the same.   Yes, you would probably need to drill that one out a bit for best effect (good suggestion.)  And as long as you have the drill handy, it won't take much to put a small screw hole next to it.

RandyT

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