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Powering off the LCD Topgun LEDs (for longevitiy)

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darthbane2k:
Mine just stay on everytime the PC is powered up.

Is this REALLY a concern?
I dont my led stands crapping out on me six months down the line.


Lilwolf:
it shouldn't be a real issue.  They expected them to run for 3 years if you had them on for 2 hours a day.  (that was it wasn't it??)

The trouble is if you have your cabinet on 24/7 that number goes down quickly.   

Fozzy The Bear:

--- Quote from: Lilwolf on March 24, 2006, 08:53:47 am ---it shouldn't be a real issue.  They expected them to run for 3 years if you had them on for 2 hours a day.  (that was it wasn't it??)
--- End quote ---

It shouldn't be a real issue anyway... There's nothing special about them. Just a bunch of cheap IR LEDs it'd be very easy to wire some replacements if they do fail. With mine sitting on the 5V supply instead of the gun cable it's easy to turn them off and reduces the load on the USB Bus to the degree that the recoil never causes a problem.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Smog:
Where did I read of a microswitch connecte on NO (Normally Opened) in the gun's holster ?

Flinkly:
someone mentioned that idea in the original thread early on, like page 12.  i'd rather have a toggle switch though instead of a cool switch that could malfunction.

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