How can I do this?

solidhelix

Member

• Jun 4, 2005

• #1

I want turn my power supply connector inside my computer like this one

https://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/lighting/6ff4/

What kind of LED, will I be using?

 

Styx

Active Member

• Jun 4, 2005

• #2

any particular reason?
Anyway you prolly want one that has a high lumen output (ie can handle abt 50mA) to get the brightness. Then all you will need is the LED and a burn resistor.

NOTE
watch rating of the burn resistor

 

solidhelix

Member

• Jun 4, 2005

• #3

Burn resistor? ahhh... is that a limiting resistor or not?

 

pike

Member

• Jun 5, 2005

• #4

yeh same thing as a limiting resistor. just pry the pins out using a tiny screwdriver cut the plastic walls away. solder leds on and cover them with heatshrink to compensate for the missing plastic wall insualtor.

simple.

 

solidhelix

Member

• Jun 6, 2005

• #5

@ pike

WoW...that sounds great and easy, I'am gonna try that...