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

[Nate Reeves]

i think you jsut change the resistance to get the desired birghtness

more ohms = less light?

cheers

nate

On Oct 11, 2008, at 8:20 PM, Dan Snazelle wrote:

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> 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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