Powering a 5v DC illuminated button

[Corbo]

Hi,

Can anyone suggest a simple way to illuminate 2 LED push buttons from a PC motherboard, without using an external board like an LED WIZ?

E.g. is there a simple hack using a molex cable?

Thanks for any suggestions in advance.

[Nephasth]

If you want them on all the time when the computer is on, just tap into a 5V (red) wire from an unused connector on you computer's power supply. Don't forget your ground (black wire from the PSU).

[Corbo]

Yes on all the time is all I need.

I'll have a play with the red and black cables from a molex connector, sounds simple enough!  Thanks for your help.

[Malenko]

just remember red is 5v yellow is 12v, if you hook it up to the 12v it'll be REALLY BRIGHT for about a second. Either black however will work.

[Corbo]

Interesting, my 8" LCD is 12V.  Think I can use the same trick to eliminate using the DC plug I use at the moment?

[Malenko]

Interesting, my 8" LCD is 12V.  Think I can use the same trick to eliminate using the DC plug I use at the moment?

see the right side of the marquee

[Corbo]

Nice, You're running that off a hacked hard drive power cable?

[Corbo]

That worked a treat thanks, and in the process it has solved a problem I had with a wavering picture so there was a problem with my original DC adapter.

Just 1 plug for it all is far neater.  Thanks for your time.

[Malenko]

Nice, You're running that off a hacked hard drive power cable?

yup the LCD and the LEDs on the panel