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Laximah wrote: stixinc wrote: Hey Laximah that looks awesome! You wouldnt be able to do one for me would you?? haha if u were in Perth i would!! What about a Gold Coast boy then? |
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alright, i just put LED's into the CC for the buttons.. Will post pics later tonight when its dark enough!
hope it turned out alright.. from what i gather so far... its rather dull :S
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well here it is.. i was right.. it is very dull.. infact so dull that the camera didnt even pick up any blue..
this photo has exposure turned up so i could at least get some blue.. 
yeah, im really not happy with it... is there any way to get the brightness up ? :/ i spose getting higher mcd leds.. although these are 4500mcd and i think the brightest u can get are 5000? (in blue) 
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maybe there is a filter
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anyone wanting to do the CC lcd...
just went to a tv repair place and they changed the filter in about 3 mins all they did was use a wick and a soldering iron. melted and soaked up the solder and the end, let the orange filter slide out, slid in the red one i made up ealier, and solderd back on! real piss! 
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Laximah wrote: anyone wanting to do the CC lcd...
just went to a tv repair place and they changed the filter in about 3 mins all they did was use a wick and a soldering iron. melted and soaked up the solder and the end, let the orange filter slide out, slid in the red one i made up ealier, and solderd back on! real piss! What did they charge you ??? |
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10 bucks :S they also cleaned the contacts and stuff
i dunno if that was dear or not.. as she was the first person i went to! -beats the hell outa having sleeves over the globes!
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plus it looks heaps better than the sleeved version.. numbers are more defined and brigher!
and i dont have the bloody scratch across it anymore!
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yeah, would recommend people with no soldering skills get it done professionally. Those who know the hot end from the handle end of a soldering iron could do it themselves.
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I know I've suggested it before as well as not using LED's but using different plastic filters shaped like the originals. It's much cheaper on the wallet too.
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Can the T10 size globes be used on the GLi/Futura AC panel?
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twirqurky wrote: Can the T10 size globes be used on the GLi/Futura AC panel?
dont know sorry :/ from what i saw when i was playing with one at a wreckers today.. it uses these small globes??? but im not too sure!!
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Vic wrote: I know I've suggested it before as well as not using LED's but using different plastic filters shaped like the originals. It's much cheaper on the wallet too.
yeah had done that with all the other lcd's just the CC u had to unsolder to get into !
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if my CC aint bright after this. i give up!
2 lots of 5x 5000mcd leds!
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what current are you planning on runnign through those LEDs?
Remember the trouble I had with the ones I got from Repco? Turns out they were wired to run at 16mA - which is pretty pitiful. I spent a couple hours, pulling them apart and swaping the 560 resistor for a 380. bumping the current rating upto about 30mA which is closer to normal for LEDs.
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