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

[Dan Snazelle]

i thought there were some other mechanical ways to dim them...not so much electrical.

thanks










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> CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> From: djservs at comcast.net
> To: subjectivity at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] ... LED pollution on to vintage LEDs
> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:09:24 -0400
>
> 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:
>
>>
>> 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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