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TDN1979 · 06-26-09

That is a decent write up, but there in one thing that he said that you should never do. Never hook one of these up backwards. It will shorten the life of the bulb. There is a built-in reverse polarity protection in the LED's but it's not much. If you put a full +12v to it, you can expect it to lose about 75% of it's life in a single second. that is my experience anyway.

I'm sure that you read in my writeup that there are two sides to the LED's, the Anode (+) and the Cathode (-). And in every LED the Anode is the small side inside the LED case and the Cathode is always the bigger one. Thanks for reading and I hope this helps out someone.

TDN1979 · 06-26-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by K10

He said this in his:

"LEDs have a definate positive/negative power path and you have to get it right for the LED to work. Luckily the replacement LEDs have one lead longer than the other making it easier to identify which is which. However, identifying which wire (from the fan) is which is not so easy."

But when I did mine I took note of the +/-. The LEDs I bought aren't bright enough so I ordered some brighter ones and will use your guide with those. I also have a Cooler Master Storm Scout and I'll eventually wire all of my fans to turn the leds on/off with the button on the case.

That was the part of the statement that I was referrign to in saying that there is an easy way as long as they are not a solid color. If you need any help with your install, feel free to hit me up

Edit: I'm have not had enough coffee lol. He is talking about teh wire on teh fan its self. The best way to check this is with a volt meter if you have one. If not, you can just check the old LED before you cut it off.

TDN1979 · 06-26-09

That's more than mine has lol. Hell, this one didn't even have lights in it

TDN1979 · 06-26-09

The LED's are 5v LED's and the resistor lets them run on +12v.

oblivion.sky · 06-26-09

nice!!!

thanks bro...

TDN1979 · 06-26-09

You see, we can do some nice stuff to you case

. I have been thinking about what to do, and I have some sweet ideas, but they are a secret

Decade · 06-26-09

Awesome guide.

Quick question though: where would be the best place to buy 5mm LEDs? About 20-30 or so. Feel like bringing the glow back to my Antec 300 which previously had 2x blue tri-cools... just snipped most of the wiring going to and from the LEDs.

Just need to decide on colors... stuck between green/white and pink/orange (for the "lulz").

TDN1979 · 06-26-09

I have some LED's for sale. The link is in my sig. I'm thinking about ordering some more colors but i'm not sure yet.

Warfarin88 · 06-26-09

nice guide TDN.

TDN1979 · 06-26-09

Thanks Warf

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06-26-09	#21 (permalink)
TDN1979 Case Modder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,209 Rep: 148 Unique Rep: 129 Hardware Reviews: 2 Trader Rating: 7	That is a decent write up, but there in one thing that he said that you should never do. Never hook one of these up backwards. It will shorten the life of the bulb. There is a built-in reverse polarity protection in the LED's but it's not much. If you put a full +12v to it, you can expect it to lose about 75% of it's life in a single second. that is my experience anyway. I'm sure that you read in my writeup that there are two sides to the LED's, the Anode (+) and the Cathode (-). And in every LED the Anode is the small side inside the LED case and the Cathode is always the bigger one. Thanks for reading and I hope this helps out someone.

06-26-09	#23 (permalink)
TDN1979 Case Modder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,209 Rep: 148 Unique Rep: 129 Hardware Reviews: 2 Trader Rating: 7	That's more than mine has lol. Hell, this one didn't even have lights in it

06-26-09	#24 (permalink)
TDN1979 Case Modder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,209 Rep: 148 Unique Rep: 129 Hardware Reviews: 2 Trader Rating: 7	The LED's are 5v LED's and the resistor lets them run on +12v.

06-26-09	#26 (permalink)
TDN1979 Case Modder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,209 Rep: 148 Unique Rep: 129 Hardware Reviews: 2 Trader Rating: 7	You see, we can do some nice stuff to you case . I have been thinking about what to do, and I have some sweet ideas, but they are a secret

06-26-09	#28 (permalink)
TDN1979 Case Modder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,209 Rep: 148 Unique Rep: 129 Hardware Reviews: 2 Trader Rating: 7	I have some LED's for sale. The link is in my sig. I'm thinking about ordering some more colors but i'm not sure yet.

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Warfarin88 _______________ Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 843 Rep: 166 Unique Rep: 117 Folding Team Rank: 211 Trader Rating: 0	nice guide TDN.

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TDN1979 Case Modder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,209 Rep: 148 Unique Rep: 129 Hardware Reviews: 2 Trader Rating: 7	Thanks Warf

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