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Title: Need to buy some LED's - where to go?
Post by: leapinlew on May 23, 2013, 11:20:49 pm

I'm looking for a couple LED's to do a couple small things. I want to light the 25c coin returns and I want to light 2 translucent buttons. I would like lights that are ready to go with wire leads I can plug directly to a 5 or 12v source.

Did some looking and didn't what I was looking for.

Title: Need to buy some LED's - where to go?
Post by: mgb on May 23, 2013, 11:53:02 pm

You may wanna check out the places that sell computer case modding supplies and the places that sell car stuff like all the lighting.

Title: Re: Need to buy some LED's - where to go?
Post by: PL1 on May 23, 2013, 11:55:25 pm

I'm not familiar with any sources that offer regular LEDs that connect directly to 5v or 12v without a resistor.

GGG has ButtonBlaster (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=83&products_id=267) LEDs that come with the correct resistor for connecting to 5v.

Add some solder or some Euro-Style terminals (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69&products_id=201) and you're good to go.

The other possibility is that you can get socketed LEDs like these (http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/108-button-leds?p=2) or these (http://www.jammaparts.net/leds/53-colored-single-leds.html) intended for illuminated buttons.

(http://www.jammaparts.net/53-125-large/colored-single-leds.jpg)

Unwrap the leads and you can pull out the LED and resistor. (Yellow 12v LED/socket from Paradise shown.)


Scott

Title: Re: Need to buy some LED's - where to go?
Post by: JDFan on May 24, 2013, 12:35:35 pm

Another source would be LED flashlights -- Around here Harbor Freight always sends out coupons for a free 9 LED flashlights in their sales ad and other places have them cheap and if you just need a few they can be a pretty cheap source for getting them.