Mice LED's

[NosArtur]

Anyone seen any guides on putting a LED in an optical mouse and masking the red one so that the red light doesn't spill out all around the sides. I've got a few ideas on how to do it but want to see if there are any unforseen issues that someone else ran into.

[Korndogg]

... why would you want to do that? do you mean you want to change the color that it puts out, or what?

[Icefox -231-]

I think he means it just glows always and does not get super bright when you move it.. I just made this flash to smhow what i mean
http://www.nomonkeyno.net/uploads/sharky.gif
wants it to just be the first frame, I guess the light from it annoys him

[fbs1992]

logitechs new mx mice dont have that, so if you break it in the process you could always get one
but i would guess that all you have to do is take the led out

[NosArtur]

You can't take out the LED in an optical mouse because that is what the "eye" uses to pick up the movement on the surface. Since I am going to be putting blue or clear LED's in everything in my new rig I didn't want that one red LED left, sticking out like a sore thumb, if I could get around it. Well I guess I will just take the plunge and see if my ideas will work or not. If they don't then I am only out the $15 for a new mouse.

[NosArtur]

Well I guess I was wrong. I was under the assumption that the "eye" could only pick up the light from a red LED. I found this short guide that shows blue LED's being used. http://www.linkitch.dk/Guides/Mouse-mod/Mouse.htm

[Mrfreddio55]

Well yeah, you can swap out leds to change the color if thats what you were asking? :confused: The idea is to get one with a high MCD level (probably 5000+) I believe that most mouses come standard with a 6000+ MCD LED in them..