Author Topic: LED brightness and batteris (Read 161 times)

shingor64 · « **on:** December 23, 2011, 07:05:33 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 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 23, 2011, 07:12:05 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 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2011, 07:23:15 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 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 23, 2011, 07:40:50 AM »

Thanks Bill, thanks Keith,

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

Shinichiro

shingor64 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 23, 2011, 07:43:42 AM »

sorry!

I mean first.
and batteries on the title