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Title: PS3 sixaxis ps led
Post by: whitetop on March 13, 2011, 02:39:58 PM

PS3 sixaxis ps led

Introduction
nice color in your ps button
the start of pimping your controller out
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled1.jpg)

Parts Needed

• - 3 volts LED - (3mm recommended) Any color
  - 1/4 watts 47 Ohms Resister
  - 30cm gauge wire
  - PS3 controller
  - Tiny Phillips screw driver

Tools Needed

• solder iron 15-30 watt
  solder
  3mm led of your chosen color
  flux
  30cm wire ( depends were your putting the wire)

Difficulty rating:
3/5


Average Time to Complete:
1hr-2hr(depends on soldering skill)

 
Step By Step Tutorial
1.take apart your ps3 controller
1.1:undo the screws
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled2.jpg)
push down the bottom part to unclip
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled3.jpg)
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled4.jpg)
1.2:unplug the battery and pull the board out from the case watching out for the r1 l1 buttons and the spacers by them
pull the thumb sticks off.
2:
solder your parts
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled5.jpg)
3:ok now turn your board so the back is facing you
and find your power points(these points work on all the controller as from first to the newest )
negative(your mini usb)
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled6.jpg)
positive(this picture is from the right side thumb stick)
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled7.jpg)

4:now plug your battery in and press the ps button to see if the led comes on if so congrats if o light comes on check to
see if you put the wires in the right place.
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled8.jpg)

5: now get your rubber thing from the front part of your case were the ps button is.
make a hole in it but make sure to not cut past the pads.(this is were the light will be coming through)
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled9.jpg)

6:get your supporter and cut the middle part out this is were your leds going put it in after the cutting and glue it in place.
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled10.jpg)
(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled11.jpg)
7:once all this is done and things are ok put your controller back together and try your led installation out to make sure you have not knocked a wire or anything

(https://www.acidmods.com/moddedmatt/whitetop%20psled12.jpg)

FAQ/ Troubleshooting

• wire could come off if not soldered right
• if resisters not put in right can stop you closing the case fully

Title: Re: PS3 sixaxis ps led
Post by: rafaliyo86 on March 13, 2011, 03:39:27 PM

Nice tut whitetop  :tup: i think to have less problems when you assembly your controller again you could do this mod with a 0603 smd led. I think i saw it in another forum

Title: Re: PS3 sixaxis ps led
Post by: whitetop on March 13, 2011, 03:46:35 PM

not sure to lock this since its a tut

you can do this with 0603-0805 leds but most people cannot solder them so a 3mm/5mm they can

Title: Re: PS3 sixaxis ps led
Post by: i7vSa7vi7y on May 12, 2011, 10:08:05 PM

Yeah i did this with 0603 and with no resistor.
Glued the SMD in place inside the cut in the rubber

Title: Re: PS3 sixaxis ps led
Post by: NicxCustoms on August 29, 2011, 07:09:14 PM

nice im gonna do like 3 leds tho to mine :)