Need Some Help (with Leds)

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  1. Blackadder

    Blackadder Well-Known Member

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    Well, I took apart my old cell phone, and noticed it had some LEDs. I was wondering, is there any way to take them out of the chip and put them into my keyboard so I can type in the dark?

    I'll get some pictures of them when I can find some batteries.
     
  2. XMasterX

    XMasterX Well-Known Member

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    keyboard keys are not translucent...
     
  3. Teh_King

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    just turn on the light lol, but in your case i doubt you will be able to use them why i have no idea sorry
     
  4. Blackadder

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    The light will come through the space between keys...

    And to Teh_King, there is no on or off switch...
     
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    http://www.crazypc.com/items/4183.html thats what i got but i got an older version and my keys arent transparent on the white part so i dont see the keys very well i gotta upgrade lol ;(
     
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    thats SWEET!!!
     
  7. AKW

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    Learn how to type without looking down at your hands and then you wont need any lights shooting through the keyboard letters.

    Also... I highly doubt you will be able to rig your LEDs from a phone to a keyboard. It would take soldering and modifying KEY parts.. not the keys.. you understand.
     
  8. Blackadder

    Blackadder Well-Known Member

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    I can type without looking, it's just that sometimes I'm one key off and it messes up a whole sentence before I notice.

    Anyway, got the batteries, here are the pics:

    http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3410/mo...edust0065ot.jpg
    http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3716/moto...edust0092ss.jpg
    http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/5877/moto...edust0089tj.jpg
    http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8499/mo...edust0092kq.jpg
    http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/2329/moto...edust0103ei.jpg
    http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2549/mo...edust0118ag.jpg
    http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/874/motor...edust0132yl.jpg

    The green thing is the main circuitboard. The white thing contains the LEDs (which are green/brown).
     
  9. Equivalent Exchange

    Equivalent Exchange Well-Known Member

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    You know you can go to radioshack and buy LEDs for like 3 bucks

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    1000th POST!~
     

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