Mouse LED help!

OKCFUNKY

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• May 12, 2002

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What type of LED should i use on my microcr*p intellimouse explorer 1.1. I want to be able to replace both of the stock with some blue leds from rad shack. What power do the stock draw? A blue one for the optical sensor would be awesome, with the back as bluish white. Its sparse inside, and the leads for the LEDS are big. Ive arleady had to crack it open to fix the cable for it, it would lose power randomly when the cable was moved.

 

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Iron Hawk

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• May 13, 2002

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What color is the base of your mouse? The bottom of my mouse is Clear-Red. I tested the leds in my mouse, and they drew 2.1 volts.

 

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Iron Hawk

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• May 13, 2002

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the leds you find at RS (http://www.radioshack.com/product.a..._name=CTLG_010_012_002_009&product_id=276-316) are 3.7 volts, but will look fine at 2.1.

 

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• May 13, 2002

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I have the same mouse, and I wanted to switch out the LED's too, but what I've been wondering about is whether it's possible to switch out the actual functional light. I'm not sure if it's a LED or a laser that does the actual mousing? Does anyone know if the light that replaces the mouseball can be replaced?

 

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OKCFUNKY

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• May 13, 2002

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sweet, im off the to the shack later this week for the mod.

 

FireMogle

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• May 13, 2002

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Ive read of people changing the sensor lite and the mouse not working with anything but red. So if you go through with it keep the old leds to have a go back in case.

 

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OKCFUNKY

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• May 14, 2002

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thanks, just needed to know that about the sensor, i wonder why it dont work though... probably sensor would have to be changed.

 

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• May 14, 2002

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I think the problem is that the led that they put in was too bright, or not bright enough. Assuming the sensor sees all rangers of color, and led color should work, assuming that it is the right intensity.

 

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OKCFUNKY

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• May 14, 2002

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ill take it out and look at it for a bit, and see if there are any docs... i dont got a meter that tells me volts or anything.

 

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OKCFUNKY

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• May 15, 2002

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didnt work, my small 5mm blue led from radioshack dont work its a 5v normal, 6v max, 30milliamp max. ill try for a smaller later.

p.s. Should i keep my new avatar, or should i go back to the nuke one?