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This is another easy but cool project for you to do with your keyboard .
Probably you're tired of the green LED's from your keyboard and you want some other color ? Or you may want a different color for every LED on your keyboard ? This instructable will show you how to change the LED's from a standard computer keyboard.
Probably you're tired of the green LED's from your keyboard and you want some other color ? Or you may want a different color for every LED on your keyboard ? This instructable will show you how to change the LED's from a standard computer keyboard.
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The materials you need are the 3mm replacement LED's , nothing else is needed.
The only tools you need are a soldering gun and a screwdriver.
The only tools you need are a soldering gun and a screwdriver.
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Jun 30, 2010. 3:12 PMdrresearch
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But how come do you have four LEDs on your keyboard? Num lock, Caps lock, Scroll lock, and what else? Anyway interesting, I am going to try it out!
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Aug 17, 2011. 10:54 AMazbo1
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His fourth button is known as Fn lock, on some models of desktop keyboard the function buttons (F1 through 12) have a dual purpose preforming common functions such as copy and pasting that is usually the default, requiring the function lock to be active in order to use the function keys for their F-number purpose
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Jun 11, 2010. 10:02 AMspider87
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Now, I'm not an expert by any means but shouldn't you mention that if you're removing the green leds (2.2v~) and replacing them with red (1.5v) that you'll need a resistor? That difference isn't HUGE but it could make the LED burn out faster.
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Jun 1, 2009. 5:19 AMphenoptix
says:
I think this was one of the first things I did with LEDs, next is your mouse, then it spreads....
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Jul 6, 2009. 5:56 AMpunkatsub
says:
to what, your case?
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May 29, 2009. 1:00 PMVladmakesstuff (author)
says:
There is no actual special app , it's just a VB script which i ran and it lighted up the LED's in a sequence , one by eachother.
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May 29, 2009. 7:07 AMmarselsipod
says:
so what was that "special app"?
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May 28, 2009. 10:26 AMCorpy
says:
lol I have same keyBoard... I think I'll try it out...
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May 28, 2009. 2:08 PMVladmakesstuff (author)
says:
same keyboard ? cool ! :P
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May 26, 2009. 2:27 AMthe_mad_man
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It's been a nagging question in the back of my head for some time now, what is the difference between a soldering iron as apposed to a soldering gun?
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May 26, 2009. 5:19 AMVladmakesstuff (author)
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The both do the same job , but they're different in shapes . Usually soldering irons stay constantly on when you power them and they have a screwdriver-ish shape . Soldering guns look like guns and heat up only when you press a button . Aditionally , guns can store solder in their tip , while some soldering irons don't.
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May 26, 2009. 11:47 PMthe_mad_man
says:
ok thanks for that. It's just that I've never seen a soldering gun for sale, so I've got an iron
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