[sdiy] ... LED pollution on to vintage LEDs

[Aaron Day]

John,

Thanks for your response. Sure intensity is no problem. I guess what I  
am looking for is the vintage look that you get from the old glass and  
or plastic lenses.

http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledleft.htm

Check out the "museum" section. There are some nice examples.

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On Oct 11, 2008, at 10:23 PM, John Mahoney wrote:

> At 03:58 PM 10/11/2008, Aaron Day wrote:
>
>> So bright LEDs are a pain on synths and as a result we are all tuning
>> the brightness down on the newer blue & white units. Has anyone found
>> an affordable source for old/vintage LEDs? Hazy, melt-y amber, deep
>> red and greens that you see on very old test eqpt and airplanes?
>
> Can't you dim an LED with a resistor?
>
> LEDs still come in many colors.
>
> John
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