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How to Light up Happs Trackball
Poefue:
Hey guys, Looking for any suggestions for how to light up my Happs trackball. I thought about trying to find a small kind of lamp or mounting a blacklight underneath the CP. Let me know which route I should go. Thanks in advance.
whynotpizza:
http://www.nicemite.com/LightmiteTB/LightmiteTB.htm
Works great for me! :)
Runs off 5V line too for easy hookup.
David
DrumAnBass:
Not as slick as the LightMite but these can work as well for basic illumination:
http://www.jab-tech.com/4L-Laser-leds-c-302.html
genesim:
Are those light mite's extra bright? I think I still have the stock ones in the Slikstik panel.
whammoed:
--- Quote from: genesim on May 08, 2009, 12:30:24 pm ---Are those light mite's extra bright? I think I still have the stock ones in the Slikstik panel.
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I wouldn't call them "extra" bright. They do use a super bright high flux LED. They are adequate for a normally lit room. They include a dimmer as some still find there is too much glare at full power.
I've only had one or two say they weren't bright enough for their taste, likely due to a very brightly lit room or a room that gets direct sunlight.
Keep in mind though you can assemble your own with up to 4 leds in whatever brightness you like. Also you can get a little more brightness out of them by mounting them directly to the trackball instead of using the pcb mounting foot method.