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

[Dan Snazelle]

how can I turn down the brightness on blue or led 3mm bright leds?

thanks

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> From: aaron at receive-transmit.com
> To: jmahoney at gate.net
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] ... LED pollution on to vintage LEDs
> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:48:23 +0200
> CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>
> 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.
>
> ad
>
> 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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