Modding Monday Afternoon Modding (Lian Li A06 Front Lighting)

Discussion in 'Modding' started by capnPedro, 31 Mar 2009.

  1. capnPedro

    capnPedro Hacker. Maker. Engineer.

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    Blue? Ewwww!
    So when I bought the case (January) and was modding originally, I decided to go for a blacked out, blank front.

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    But that got a bit boring. So after cracking out the tools....

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    Anyone soldered an SMT package 0603 LED before? Well I hadn't, but today I soldered 7 of them. And damn they're small; half the size of a regular surface mount LED. 1.7 x 0.8 x 0.65 mm. It's really really tiny! They were the only ones I could get though, and the brightness is perfect. It was tricky as I don't have a hot air station or a skillet thingy, but I'm so proud I managed to solder them by hand (20W iron, tweezers and a bit of luck). :rock:
     
  2. stuartwood89

    stuartwood89 Please... Just call me Stu.

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    Much classier than blue, I have to say. I did the same to my Jeantech Aqua. No blue at all now!
     
  3. jhanlon303

    jhanlon303 The Keeper of History

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    This is quite nice. You should have saved us a pic of the tiny LEDs. Good looking.:thumb:

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  4. capnPedro

    capnPedro Hacker. Maker. Engineer.

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    My only camera is a phone, which can't do macro, but here's a blurry shot through a magnifying glass. 0603, standard SMT LED and a 5mm LED have been outlined.

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