Modding Bicolour LEDs

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  1. Awoken

    Awoken Gazing at the stars

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    I've been swapping out some of the LEDs in my case but my TFT flat panel and CDRW both have 3 leg, Green/Orange bicolour LEDs. I've looked about for 3 legged bicolour Blue/Red LEDs but no luck.
    Does anyone know where I can get these in the UK? :lol:
     
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  2. Nexxo

    Nexxo * Prefab Sprout – The King of Rock 'n' Roll

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    You can't get them in the UK. Believe me, I tried. Try FrozenCPU, or The LED Museum which happens to have some spare on the For Sale page.
     
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  3. coorz

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    Not sure about retail stores, but i'm sure Farnell and RS Components stock these leds..
     
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  5. ConKbot of Doom

    ConKbot of Doom Minimodder

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    This may or may not help, but if they have 3 legs than they are tri-color (2 leds with common anode or cathode), for example a red/green one will appear yellow/orange if both are on at the same time. A Bi-Color is 2 diodes in opposite polarity so when current is one way one color is on, when current is the other way the other color is on.
     
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  6. Nexxo

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    Have you checked? :eyebrow:


    Do they sell them? :eyebrow: (lexeon.com certainly doesn't, because it's a dead link.)


    Does this actually refer to his question? :eyebrow:

    Sorry to seem pedantic, but really, guys. Let's try to specifically answer his question.
     
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  7. coorz

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    3 Legged LED's aren't always Tri-colored ;)
    And yes RS stocks bi-color, 3 legged LED's. However NO red/blue ones, which i have never seen before.
    I'm sure Farnell has bi-colors too, but their online products search is a biatch. I'll have a peek in their almighty 2004 catalogue tomorrow, perhaps they have blue/red ones.
     
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  8. coorz

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    Another option is to use a true RGB LED, and use only the Red and Blue color. These should be widely available.
    RS p/n: (quite expensive, sure they can be had cheaper elsewhere)
    247-1511 diffused
    247-1505 clear
     
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  9. coorz

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    No red/blue bi-colors at Farnell too :(
    So best bet would be a RGB LED and use only the Red and Blue portion.
    Found a German shop for these RGB's, way cheaper than RS or Farnell.

    /perhaps interesting, they have RGB auto-fading led's too, i wonder how that would look when used with the 10 LED HDD activity circuit :cooldude:
     
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  10. Nexxo

    Nexxo * Prefab Sprout – The King of Rock 'n' Roll

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    There's no red/blue bi- tri-coloured LEDs in the UK anywhere. I've looked thoroughly, and found none. www.ultraleds.co.uk sells some bi-coloured red/blue ones (two legs, swap polarity to change colour) but they are of no use for Awoken's application.

    ... and then they say Disco is dead... :cooldude:
     
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