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What size drill bit do you use for 5mm leds?
Cornchip:
Even better...use a number drill. Plenty of choices under 5mm to try. ;)
Franco B:
--- Quote from: Cornchip on October 27, 2008, 05:26:52 pm --- Even better...use a number drill. Plenty of choices under 5mm to try. ;)
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Good thinking Cornchip.
I had a little search and you can buy number drills even cheaper in the UK than that ebay link I linked. Check out [this] site. Number drills 9-13 (the most usefull in this application) are £0.81 including VAT+p&p
Kevin Mullins:
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3/16" would work fine too I'm sure, especially if drilling by hand.... you won't have a perfect hole guaranteed.
Jeez, take a relatively close but undersized drill bit and try one.
Zebidee:
I always just use a 5mm bit, and when I paint the panel the paint takes up the extras fraction of a millimetre to make a snug fit for the LED.
Popcorrin:
--- Quote from: Popcorrin on October 27, 2008, 09:17:40 am ---I tried 3/16 but it was too small. I don't know if I can get my hands on anything metric. Maybe I'll see if I can get my hands on a 13/64 and give it a shot.
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Well, I figured out what the problem was. I got some different 5mm leds and tried them on 3/16" holes and they worked just fine. I guess the first batch of 5mm leds I got were actually slightly larger than 5mm. Strange. :dunno
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