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  1. 02-22-2003, 12:58 PM #1
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    Mice LED's

    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.
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  2. 02-22-2003, 01:26 PM #2
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    ... why would you want to do that? do you mean you want to change the color that it puts out, or what?
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    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

    wants it to just be the first frame, I guess the light from it annoys him

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    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
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  6. 02-22-2003, 10:05 PM #5
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    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.
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  7. 02-23-2003, 11:21 AM #6
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    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
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  8. 02-23-2003, 04:22 PM #7
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    Well yeah, you can swap out leds to change the color if thats what you were asking? 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..
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