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shingor64
Junior Username: shingor64
Post Number: 11 Registered: 11-2009
| Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011 - 7:05 am: | |
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: | |
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: | |
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: | |
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: | |
sorry! I mean "first". and "batteries" on the title |