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Title: LED Color Caps?
Post by: Blackehart on Mon, 21 April 2014, 13:13:12

A while back I saw some plastic doohickeys that went on top of the led bulb to change the glow color.
It looked like a little plastic-ish clamp that covered the led but didn't interfere with the key bottoming out.

Does anyone know what these are called?

Title: Re: LED Color Caps?
Post by: Blackehart on Mon, 21 April 2014, 13:19:35

oops!

I see there have been group buys for these before.

Thanks!


EDIT: I don't suppose you can get these stateside? 120.00 shipping is a little nuts.

Title: Re: LED Color Caps?
Post by: Lu_e on Mon, 21 April 2014, 13:45:02

Looks like you found your answer; LED color changers. They were also sold on massdrop.com

Title: Re: LED Color Caps?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 23 April 2014, 05:29:44

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/led-color-changer?mode=guest_open

Title: Re: LED Color Caps?
Post by: Blackehart on Wed, 23 April 2014, 12:27:23

Qtan also has these up on his shop.

Title: Re: LED Color Caps?
Post by: ajx on Wed, 23 April 2014, 13:26:04

Need to solder LED into switches?

Title: Re: LED Color Caps?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 23 April 2014, 16:57:26

Quote from: ajx on Wed, 23 April 2014, 13:26:04

Need to solder LED into switches?

Only if you do not already have them fitted, and only if the PCB supports them.

Title: Re: LED Color Caps?
Post by: ajx on Wed, 23 April 2014, 17:24:42

Dunno but i maybe buy non backlit Pure version, does i need to solder LED?

Title: Re: LED Color Caps?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 23 April 2014, 18:20:02

Quote from: ajx on Wed, 23 April 2014, 17:24:42

Dunno but i maybe buy non backlit Pure version, does i need to solder LED?

Most non-backlit keyboards do not have provision for adding LEDs.

Maybe someone more familiar with that Pure could respond.

Or, just get a backlit keyboard up front.