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Title: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: limitedEdition on July 31, 2008, 11:17:40 PM: Hey guys, I just finished doing an LED swap for the power/charge lights on my psp but they look a little dim.

Is there any way to make them brighter without risking burning them out? I'm thinking of bridging the resistors. Any help or pictures would be great!
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: Blazinkaos on August 01, 2008, 01:04:03 AM: What kinda LEDs did you use for the swap.
I used 0603 and mine are just fine.
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: tmandt on August 01, 2008, 01:05:04 AM: Quote from: Blazinkaos on August 01, 2008, 01:04:03 AM
What kinda LEDs did you use for the swap.

yea show us pics and info. what colors did you use?
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: Blazinkaos on August 01, 2008, 01:06:06 AM: Yea that as well thanks for the back up tmandt.
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: tmandt on August 01, 2008, 01:06:44 AM: Quote from: Blazinkaos on August 01, 2008, 01:06:06 AM
Yea that as well thanks for the back up tmandt.

your welcome. always glad to help am members out
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: limitedEdition on August 01, 2008, 04:53:44 AM: Yeah I used 0603's and pretty much followed Neubits LED swap tutorial word for word, I'll post pictures later but for now, any ideas?

I used the same LED's for the WIFI/memstick so could it be just a bad set of LED's? or could it be a connection? The power light is dim, that's the one where you have to solder an extra wire. Any ideas?

EDIT::
With the faceplate off, the power/charge leds are as bright as the wifi and memstick (which is what I want) it just gets a lot dimmer when I put my faceplate back on. It's the stock plate so I don't know what's wrong with it. My LED placement is the same as in the tutorial for this.
Sorry, I should have been more specific with my initial question.
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: Jumbo on August 01, 2008, 05:10:55 AM: Its probly not a bad connection but if its really not bright enough you c an bridge it

It will be REALLY bright after u do so i should take some kynar and touch the ends and make sure you can live with eh brightness lol

But if you bridge it it makes the LEDS life a lil shorter but it should be fine :)
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: limitedEdition on August 01, 2008, 05:40:10 AM: Thanks for the feedback!

Shorter life as in... die in the next few months? Or is it negligible??
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: Blazinkaos on August 01, 2008, 12:45:01 PM: Quote
Its probly not a bad connection but if its really not bright enough you c an bridge it

yea thats what i believe it is....
Title: Re: PSP LED Swap Help
Post by: Jumbo on August 01, 2008, 10:00:31 PM: Quote from: limitedEdition on August 01, 2008, 05:40:10 AM
Thanks for the feedback!

Shorter life as in... die in the next few months? Or is it negligible??

No leds last long time it souldnt be less of a life time then with out the resistor bridged