LED Questions

[psphacksntips]

Hey modders/ hackers i was wondering what type of leds are for the Power/ Charge LED swap and the trigger mods and what kind of wires do i use .
 and also a link on where to get the supplies aprreciated

-thanks




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[CrkPyro]

I think they use 608's, but don't hold me to that. You'll probably want to use somewhere around 30AWG wire.  You can get all the supplies you need from digikey http://digikey.com/. It can be tricky to find stuff on their web site, but they have pretty much everything a geek could want.

[i22foosh]

They use 0603 SMD LEDS, 30 gauge Kynar Wire, and buy from mouser.com/radioshack.com

[redryno1221]

get the leds form uniqueleds.com

[i22foosh]

Wow, that website is cheaper then mouser. The blue 0603 smd are $0.20 and on mouser theyre $0.60

[cwn723]

lol, you want cheap?

ebay.com
(you get 50 for $10 w/shipping)

[GhoSt]

just to cofirm yes they are 0603's but make sure to use a 10ohm resistor unless you want blue leds or your other leds to blow  (happens to the best of us). Gud luck with your mod 

[metroid]

use SMD LED's (any color as long as the pwr requirements are ok) and 30 AWG wire. or you could use any small wire, i've used the wire from phone lines and ribbon cables in other things(not mods, but electronics projects like robots). REally any small LED and wire would do. as long as it fits use it. oyu will also need a 10 ohm resistor unless you like blown leds(not needed for blue LEDS) good luck.


Seems like almost everybody is doing this. WHY?

[psphacksntips]

thanks guys and what are 10 ohm resistors for???

 

[cwn723]

resistors resist teh amout of voltage(lessen it.)

[i22foosh]

It takes voltage off.

If i want my waterhose to pump 1 gallon of water per 10 seconds, but it pumps 2 gallons of water per 10 seconds, then ill use something at the tip to make it smaller and make less water come out. Its same with resistor, you want 2.4 volts to come out, but the psp has a 5v point, so you need to put a resistor to reduce the voltage form 5 to 2.4

[psphacksntips]

do i need it when i use 30 gauge wires and leds for all colors? or only every color besides blue?

[GhoSt]

yea... well auctualy resistors drop the current and the voltage will change accordinly lol just how a resistor auctualy works 

[[HoP]]

i wouldnt say that all blues are the same... there are different manufacturers though that make the same leds...

generally speaking though
0603 LED'S

RED       -  1.8 - 2.4v
YELLOW -  1.8 - 2.4v

BLUE     -  2.8 - 3.4v
GREEN   -  2.8 - 3.4v
WHITE   -  2.8 - 3.4v