[sdiy] Source for Two-Piece LED Mounting Bezels?

[Electronium]

Hi Cynthia,
Can you show us a picture?

The surplus market is pretty good here in Portland... maybe I can locate
some.

Mike
mike at electronium.com

P.S. did you get the ICs I sent for Batz?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Webster" <cynthia.webster at gte.net>
To: "DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: [sdiy] Source for Two-Piece LED Mounting Bezels?


> Hi!
>
> At a local electronic's store selling off some of their parts inventory, I
> recently scooped up a large bag of nifty two-part LED panel mounting
bezels,
> and after playing around with them I find that they're really wonderful.
>
> They require a 5/16" panel hole, and work with LEDs with the little ridge
on
> the plastic.  (The smooth LEDs without the ridge will just slide right out
> onto the floor however, "Ruffles have ridges!" LOL!)
>
> No more headaches searching through catalogs only to find that your LEDs
are
> out of stock for 12 weeks, or driving all over town hoping to find that
> certain mounting size in the colors and voltages you require!
>
> Nope, instead you can buy standard size raw LEDs almost anywhere, and
after
> inserting them into a little white plastic or ceramic retainer, they screw
> right into the back of these metal panel bezels,  Ta Da!  Done!
>
> They're absoultely fantastic, only problem is...
> now I can't find more of ~these~ puppies!
>
> Anybody know who makes them or where to buy them?
>
>