Repairing a fried LED button

 by contrechoc
When working on my presenter project I replaced boring buttons with LED buttons of sparkfun.com.
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10441

But there was no voltage indicated and I was not prudent enough. testing on 3V was ok, but 3.2 proved to be too much and the LED's were burnt.

Ordering again? Or trying to repair.

Repairing and mending is GREEN, isn't it?

I decided for the last option and I learnt a lot from this, so that is why I made this experience in an small instructable.
It was alo very rewarding to notice the care for details in the design of a small button nobody would ever open.
 
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Step 1: Tools

a small screwdriver
a tweezer (very important for this job!)
soldering device,
thin wire
a replacement LED, SMD, or very small LED with the right flat wires

components:
a button with a LED (the LED being fried)
(but don't frie your LED to do this instructable! )
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