changing LED in optical mouse

me_john85 · 11-August-03, 08:10 PM

ok i just finished painting my mouse and now im really bored so i was looking at the mouse wheel and LEDs and such. On my microsoft mouse theres 2 LEDs one that shines downwards and one that just lites up the back of the mouse so it glows red. I was thinking if i changed the back one to green would it make a yellow color? just curious because i might end up doing it because i have nothign else to do.

vladimir · 11-August-03, 08:35 PM

green led shining throught that type of plastic u would prolly get brownish type color...i think

me_john85 · 11-August-03, 08:40 PM

if i change the rear led it wont affect perfomance right?

and doesnt really matter what color it changes to i just got sick of red for now

jinxÂ© · 11-August-03, 09:17 PM

You could find a decent chunk of plexi and form your own clear section to replace that red me_john

me_john85 · 11-August-03, 09:21 PM

sorry i dont have ZENNZZO's skills, if i get a new LED do i need a resister too? probably a stupid question but all the electrionics knowledgei have was in autos class so i dont know that much.

jcarkeys · 11-August-03, 09:58 PM

If I remember correctly, green and red makes yellow?

You prolly won't need a resistor, but whip out your voltmeter and check the voltage of the leads. If it's the same, no issues, if it's lower, then the light will be duller, if it's higher then you gotta solder on a resistor.

me_john85 · 11-August-03, 10:12 PM

ok i think im going to try a green and a yellow, my sodering skills are ok but im not shure if this is how i would wire them up?

me_john85 · 12-August-03, 03:28 PM

can anybody help me on this?

Banana Boy · 12-August-03, 03:34 PM

Yellow or Green LED on the CMOS pickup will not be bright enough. You'll need a very bright amber, blue, red, or white LED. Doesnt matter what you replace the LED shining out the back with.

me_john85 · 12-August-03, 03:47 PM

yeah im only replacing the one shining in the back, but if i wire it like that will it work?

jcarkeys · 12-August-03, 05:43 PM

Uhh... you'll have to wire it in parallel, I believe, otherwise it'll halve the brightness of both of them.

me_john85 · 12-August-03, 06:40 PM

yeah whell i wired it like that becuase i couldnt wait anylonger and now its not bright at all. could sombody please draw a diagram how i should wire it?

Lokie · 13-August-03, 08:04 PM

Looks like you hooked them up in series. That cuts the voltage in half between them.

this is parrell

Jon do your self a favor and don't listen to B-boy!!

me_john85 · 13-August-03, 08:17 PM

ok Viel Danka Lokie, now i need to find a 12 volt power in the mouse

jcarkeys · 14-August-03, 12:01 PM

Lokie, that's what I was trying to explain, but I couldn't figure out the drawing.

John, there will be no 12v source inside the mouse. Just do that to where to the old LED came in.

11-August-03, 08:10 PM		#1 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe	changing LED in optical mouse ok i just finished painting my mouse and now im really bored so i was looking at the mouse wheel and LEDs and such. On my microsoft mouse theres 2 LEDs one that shines downwards and one that just lites up the back of the mouse so it glows red. I was thinking if i changed the back one to green would it make a yellow color? just curious because i might end up doing it because i have nothign else to do. Attached Thumbnails

11-August-03, 10:12 PM		#7 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe	ok i think im going to try a green and a yellow, my sodering skills are ok but im not shure if this is how i would wire them up? Attached Thumbnails

13-August-03, 08:04 PM		#13 (permalink)
Lokie Custom What?	Looks like you hooked them up in series. That cuts the voltage in half between them. this is parrell Jon do your self a favor and don't listen to B-boy!! Attached Thumbnails

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11-August-03, 08:35 PM		#2 (permalink)
vladimir Pimp PHP Pro	green led shining throught that type of plastic u would prolly get brownish type color...i think

11-August-03, 08:40 PM		#3 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe	if i change the rear led it wont affect perfomance right? and doesnt really matter what color it changes to i just got sick of red for now

11-August-03, 09:17 PM		#4 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though	You could find a decent chunk of plexi and form your own clear section to replace that red me_john

11-August-03, 09:21 PM		#5 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe	sorry i dont have ZENNZZO's skills, if i get a new LED do i need a resister too? probably a stupid question but all the electrionics knowledgei have was in autos class so i dont know that much.

11-August-03, 09:58 PM		#6 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	If I remember correctly, green and red makes yellow? You prolly won't need a resistor, but whip out your voltmeter and check the voltage of the leads. If it's the same, no issues, if it's lower, then the light will be duller, if it's higher then you gotta solder on a resistor.

12-August-03, 03:28 PM		#8 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe	can anybody help me on this?

12-August-03, 03:34 PM		#9 (permalink)
Banana Boy Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Yellow or Green LED on the CMOS pickup will not be bright enough. You'll need a very bright amber, blue, red, or white LED. Doesnt matter what you replace the LED shining out the back with.

12-August-03, 03:47 PM		#10 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe	yeah im only replacing the one shining in the back, but if i wire it like that will it work?

12-August-03, 05:43 PM		#11 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	Uhh... you'll have to wire it in parallel, I believe, otherwise it'll halve the brightness of both of them.

12-August-03, 06:40 PM		#12 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe	yeah whell i wired it like that becuase i couldnt wait anylonger and now its not bright at all. could sombody please draw a diagram how i should wire it?

13-August-03, 08:17 PM		#14 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe	ok Viel Danka Lokie, now i need to find a 12 volt power in the mouse

14-August-03, 12:01 PM		#15 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	Lokie, that's what I was trying to explain, but I couldn't figure out the drawing. John, there will be no 12v source inside the mouse. Just do that to where to the old LED came in.