i'm just getting started trying to do mods to my case, and the thing i'm trying out first is i want to change the LEDs in my case to a blue and a white one. i found some colored ones at Radio Shack (bigger around, but i can drill out that hole...). my question is, what voltage LED do i need to get? they had 5v and 3.6 and 3.7 V versions, and i just didn't know which to get. any help would be appreciated. TIA.
this is what i think. 5v leds probably wont work because the power from the motherboard won't be enough to light the thing. i think i am using a 3.7v led in my power light, and it works fine, but i am not sure...... all i kno is that when i bought a 5v blue led from radioshack and put it in, it didn't light at all. then when i saw their 3.7v one, i stuck it in and it lit efficiently. btw, what do you mean you need to drill a bigger hole? that doesn't sound normal. my leds fit right in, no need for drilling...
in regards to drilling, i can't find any smaller leds than 5mm, and the ones in my case right now are, i thought, 3mm. they're a hell of a lot smaller, in any case. so, i'd have to drill the holes out a little bigger to fit them into my case.
IF you have a cheap multieter around, slap one across the sides of the led, and measure the Voltage, then search for a led with the same or greater requirement.
instake of drilling the case sand the led u can cut it right down too the metal of the bit in the middle if u need too dont know if this does ne thing evil to it yet tho
3.6 and 3.7 will work just fine. You don't need current limiting resistors in this case. If you want to order T-1 size LEDs, try www.digikey.com or www.mouser.com.
thanks guys for all your help. bought some new led's today, but i haven't had a chance to try them out yet. i'll let you all know how it goes.
