LED Mod

**RZA** · 03-13-2006, 09:34 AM

Hi everyone,

Any one have any experience with changing LED's on a motherboard.

I have a notebook with a few fried LEDs and i would like to replace them with new ones. (some cool colours)

Any one experienced in this?

Volt-Schwibe · 03-13-2006, 04:46 PM

it's not hard at all.

you will notice though, an LED is polarized, so if you put it in backwards, it won't light up.

you can tell the direction, by looking inside the clear-ish part of the led, inside there is two electrodes, one is larger.

make sure, when you put the new ones in, that the large electrode is on the same side...

also, try to use a fairly low power iron, like 25 watts.

keep the tip of the iron very clean, as the more slag you have on the iron, the more problems small circut soldering will give you.

manofsorrow · 03-14-2006, 03:15 PM

If you havn't tried soldering on small circuits before you might want to be a little carefull. Maybe find a junked motherboard and try desoldering and soldering components untill you gain confidence in your skills.

**RZA** · 03-14-2006, 06:43 PM

Thnx guys, I got it. I wanted to replace a few dead LEDs in my notebook. The only hard part was finding ones that fit.

Volt-Schwibe · 03-14-2006, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RZA

Thnx guys, I got it.

good to hear it :)

03-13-2006, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
RZA Student of the Art Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Scar town, T dot Posts: 1,642 OS: XP /98 /2000 My System	LED Mod Hi everyone, Any one have any experience with changing LED's on a motherboard. I have a notebook with a few fried LEDs and i would like to replace them with new ones. (some cool colours) Any one experienced in this?

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Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	it's not hard at all. you will notice though, an LED is polarized, so if you put it in backwards, it won't light up. you can tell the direction, by looking inside the clear-ish part of the led, inside there is two electrodes, one is larger. make sure, when you put the new ones in, that the large electrode is on the same side... also, try to use a fairly low power iron, like 25 watts. keep the tip of the iron very clean, as the more slag you have on the iron, the more problems small circut soldering will give you. __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature>

03-14-2006, 03:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
manofsorrow Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 89 OS: winxp	If you havn't tried soldering on small circuits before you might want to be a little carefull. Maybe find a junked motherboard and try desoldering and soldering components untill you gain confidence in your skills. __________________ Asus A8N-E mobo Benq light scribe dvd-rw Amd athlon x2 4400+ @ 2.8 ghz 2x 160 gig hard drives in RAID 0 array water cooled 4x 80mm case fans controlled by a Vantec controller 42" LG plasma monitor Idle temp. 28C load temp. 34C (on average) Fully sleeved etc.

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RZA Student of the Art Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Scar town, T dot Posts: 1,642 OS: XP /98 /2000 My System	Thnx guys, I got it. I wanted to replace a few dead LEDs in my notebook. The only hard part was finding ones that fit. __________________ AM2 X2 3800 - Gigabyte GAM51GM - BGF7900GS OC - 2GBDDR2 - 360GB - Antec 550w - Samsung 19" LCD