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Offline DntTryMe

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Need help.. Soldering UMD Door LEDs
« on: July 26, 2008, 01:18:45 PM »
Heyho guys!

Okay, hands down.. There are tons of topics like this one, but I just read 10 pages full of topics and the search function didnt help either... Soooo, if I know the answer you can go ahead and delete the topic! ^^

As the title hences, Im doing a UMD door mod. Just dremeled a nice window + engraving. And I have a couple of LEDs in front of me, 3mm 3000mcd, running at 3V/~20mA.. My question: Where to I solder them onto? I already have two SMD LEDs soldered to the speakers (sensitive L/R pad mod), sooo..?

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Re: Need help.. Soldering UMD Door LEDs
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2008, 01:21:45 PM »
You can solder them to the speaker too if you want them sound reactive. Or just wire it to the powerboard.

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Re: Need help.. Soldering UMD Door LEDs
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2008, 01:24:12 PM »
Hey cool thanks! Ive heard soldering them onto the mobo is not so easy for a noob.. :/ I opened my PSP (well actually my cousins PSP) yesterday for the first time.. ^^ And is it true that its getting critical if I solder more than 4-6 LEDs onto the speakers?

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Re: Need help.. Soldering UMD Door LEDs
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2008, 01:29:16 PM »
Its not really gonna do much.

Some times it just not as bright or as sound reactive but from when ive done it the noob ways it fine with 4-6

Good luck

Also is your UMD drive still in??

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Re: Need help.. Soldering UMD Door LEDs
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2008, 01:31:28 PM »
don't know if having too many will cause any problems, but the speakers may not be as loud. Most people would suggest using a LM386 amp. Its a lot more complicated but people say it produces better results.
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Re: Need help.. Soldering UMD Door LEDs
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2008, 10:41:01 PM »
i know instead of the sound reactive and wasting the power to his speakers even more he can do the trigger mod
here a image of what he can do...but it says 10 ohm but idk with the leds u have u may need different resistor...
correct me if im wrong anyone...


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