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Oct 30, 2008. 1:06 PMbumble22
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I have a Blackberry Pearl. Worked just OK for me when I only colored the LED, then I figured a way to make it a dramatic color change. Be advised though trying my little tidbit may be more permanent than just coloring the LED. Follow the instructable as above but before you reassemble...color the trackball housing plastic the color you want the trackball to show. Then reassemble as shown in the instructable. Coloring the LED only tinged it for me so I figured the housing is actually letting the light through and coloring that piece will add to the effect. I choose red because my phone is red and now it looks more like the result picture as shown in the instructable. Very effect and cool instructable, thank you! P.S. For the Pearl try prying the Trim Ring from the top as in where it meets the screen, thats the easiest way because there is no attachment point there.
Nov 6, 2008. 8:56 PMNick.XIII
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umm, if you just used BlingBall you coulda activated the red, green and blue leds and used those, and for a solid color, just cover the white led with a small piece of electric tape.
Dec 28, 2008. 2:30 PMbluenightweasel
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sbgstudios,
ummm....one thing...
he was replying to a comment about a guy who had a BLACKBERRY PEARL
ummm....one thing...
he was replying to a comment about a guy who had a BLACKBERRY PEARL
Nov 11, 2008. 1:51 AMjplkeekif
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Also not all the Pearls have the polychromatic LEDs, the 8130 (Verizon's Pearl) doesn't, so this is actually a quick easy and cheap way of taking care of that.
Nov 16, 2008. 11:35 PMpodup365.com
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Great job on this Instructable. The pictures show extreme detail and the written instructions told me exactly what I needed to know. Thanks! Now my BB sports a blue track ball, too.
Oct 26, 2008. 3:28 PMjunits15
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wouldn't it be better in the long run to remove the led and replace it with a diffrent one?
it would, but it would be much harder. I doubt that sharpie will be a problem, theres really nothing besides dust that will ever touch that diode anyway, so nothing will rub off the marker
Nov 13, 2008. 6:50 PMtitancore
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diodes are created with pigmented enclosures. if you sharpie the outside, itll fade and dustoff with time because of the light :)
Oct 29, 2008. 1:10 AMOrbb
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I would put up a pic, but too lazy ATM lol. I noticed this while looking at other instructables about Wii remotes and stuff, and while reading, I kept looking over at my BlackBerry thinking, "..........................................................................Get over here." Works. LOL. I got kinda worried while trying to pop off the trim, because I wasn't quite sure if my BlackBerry was like yours, but sure enough, one side came up, and the others soon followed. I did mine blue also, and it works just fine.
Oct 26, 2008. 2:15 PMBeanGolem
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just "borrow" it secretly, color the LED, then return it before he's even aware anything happened. Although I have noticed that most BB users are attached at the hip to theirs. literally.
Oct 26, 2008. 4:01 PMLuminousObject
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Yeah, his is usually with him all the time. I've renamed it the CrackBerry.
Oct 26, 2008. 9:56 AMHuggyBear
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There is a program called color pearl that controls the led's electronically. I use it on my blackberry pearl, but im not sure if it will work for yours. It gives you instant control as to what color the ball is, and how bright. Just search it on google
Oct 26, 2008. 10:47 AMjoejoerowley
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It would be really cool to add an self cycling RGB LED in there. Nice instructable!
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