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Main => Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum => Topic started by: scorpio1968 on March 20, 2006, 03:21:39 pm

Title: Illuminating Happs illuminate push buttons
Post by: scorpio1968 on March 20, 2006, 03:21:39 pm

Hi,

I am almost done with my jukebox cabinet.  I have used Happs illuminated push buttons for the controls.  I want to power the lights in the push buttons, but do not want to connect them to my pc for power.  Does anyone have any ideas how this can be done?

thanks in advance for you ideas

Scorpio

Title: Re: Illuminating Happs illuminate push buttons
Post by: BobA on March 20, 2006, 11:14:05 pm

Connect them to a wall wart (power adapter) with the correct voltage and amps for your bulbs and you are good to  go.

Title: Re: Illuminating Happs illuminate push buttons
Post by: cscon115 on April 20, 2006, 02:02:16 pm

You are correct not to want to run the bulbs off the computer power supply.

HOWEVER... LED's are a different matter all together. I would suggest (as I am doing myself) load up the push buttons with 12V LED's and tap into the black and yellow wires from your computer power supply. The LED's use about 5-10% of the power that the bulbs do so you can run a lot more LEDs than bulbs. They won't burn out like a bulb will (when bulbs get hot they get weak and are easy to blowout), they stay cool, and best of all they turn off when the computer is turned off.

I got lots of cheap colored LED's from:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/

I hope to post my control panel soon! Look for Dan's arcade box juke box to pop to the top of this group soon (after I post the pics)

Dan