Where's a cheap source for 3mm diffused/frosted blue LED's??

Started by bluesdevil, October 09, 2006, 06:16:00 PM

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bluesdevil

I managed to get a hold of some of the 5mm blue frosted ones and they look killer, but would like to get the smaller size to do away with a bezel and save space on future builds.
     
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343 Salty Beans

If I frost my LEDs, I just use sandpaper  ;) specifically, my dremel. Works great, results are pretty much the same. I have all super-bright LEDs, so it can really hurt just looking to see if my box is on or off if I don't sand em.

bluesdevil

Thanks, I'll experiment with that if I don't have luck sourcing any cheaply priced ones.  Also I hear ya about the overly bright laser effect. I've been raising my current limiting resistor to 15k and 18k lately.
"I like the box caps because when I'm done populating the board it looks like a little city....and I'm the Mayor!" - armdnrdy