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shingor64
Junior
Username: shingor64

Post Number: 11
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 - 7:05 am:   Edit Post

I started to play with Rogue5 last month. It has blue LEDs on the side.

At first, the lights are too bright to me even blue needs only 3 batteries. Then I got rid of one of them, so LED runs on 18V. Because it's still bright, I tried 9V, but they didn't lit at all. So, I put black small dots on each LED. Lights can actually penetrate the paper seals and finally the brightness got appropriate level.

I would like LED run with single battery, if it's possible. How can I do for?
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 5013
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 - 7:12 am:   Edit Post

I don't know about using fewer batteries, but I had a similar experience in that when I first took delivery on my custom Further, "Woody", I found the side LEDs to be too bright for me. Alembic quickly installed a dimmer switch for me. Since I tend to find one setting I like and leave it there, we put the dimmer switch in the control cavity so I didn't need to have another hole drilled in the top. It works great.

Bill, tgo
keith_h
Senior Member
Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1720
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 - 7:23 am:   Edit Post

Yes the blue LED's are quite bright. You can do as Bill suggested or if you are handy with a soldering iron you can increase the size of the resistor that is in series with the LED's. Try doubling them then tripling, etc until you find a brightness you like.

Keith
shingor64
Junior
Username: shingor64

Post Number: 12
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 - 7:40 am:   Edit Post

Thanks Bill, thanks Keith,

Actually, what in my head is reducing some weight but I will try increasing resistor value fast.

Shinichiro
shingor64
Junior
Username: shingor64

Post Number: 13
Registered: 11-2009
Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 - 7:43 am:   Edit Post

sorry!

I mean "first".
and "batteries" on the title

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