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Add LED to Happ Comp Buttons
WhereEaglesDare:
Can you see any light on the buttons when the lights are on? I havnt seen this before, the one I saw just had it to where there was a small ring of lights around the button plungers, but your buttons look fantastic!
releasedtruth:
I used the setup Ponyboy sells. It uses Happ leds drilled into the sides. Looks great, but getting a suitable fit wasn't fun. LEDs are sorta big and have the resister in a base. I'd try a cleaner method next time myself. I thought I saw a DIY somewhere.
Endaar:
I'm finding it really tough to get photos that actually look like the buttons do in person, but hopefully these help a little bit.
These were taken with the cabinet under halogen track lighting. I never use these lights because they are way too bright to stand under, but I can't imagine having a cabinet in any area that would be brighter so it will give you a worst case scenario at least.
#1 shows the Novagems under direct light. The blue button is not as washed out in person as it appears in the photo.
#2 and #3 are close-ups of the Novagems under the same lighting.
#4 is the best side-by-side comparision I can get. The top button is a Novagem; the two on the side are standard Happ Comps.
#5 is the best shot I could take to show what the lit Happ Comp looks like. The bloom obviously isn't there in person, and the button clearly looks red, not orange.
Since the body on the Novagems is clear, the entire button lights up. Light is most noticeable on the button housing, and on the outer edge of the button itself. The color is slightly more muted in the center of the button because of the diffuser.
The standard buttons are almost the exact opposite. The button body does not light at all. Light is most noticeable between the button housing and the button itself, as well as in the center of the button. You can see this pretty well in picture #4.
Hope that helps!
Endaar
darcyp:
i have some that i can take a picture of tonight. fwiw i really like the look of opaque buttons lit up.
saloonstudios:
Those look surprisingly awesome. Did you buy your own LEDs and drill holes in the Happs or use some premade system like the Ultralux?
Oh and I'm assuming those are blue buttons with blue LEDs, do you think white buttons with blue LEDs would show any blue glow?
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