there are
but, are these worth buying? they don't have the windows key -_-
there are some on ebay, $90 shipped...
http://cgi.ebay.com/TG3-Electronics-BL82-Series-82-key-LED-Backlit-KeyboaRD-/330506545694?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item4cf3b9aa1e
but, are these worth buying? they don't have the windows key -_-
Best wishes. Can I send you my TG3-BLT for red > blue LED swap and no switch swap?
Nice mod, hope it goes well. Orange/Yellow LED's should work well since they have similar forward voltage requirements.
I was contemplating doing the switch change on mine except with Clears....then I had the bright idea of taking apart each black switch and making ghetto reds...now I might just not F with it. Glad to see someone who is going to go through with it.
I'm now 50% done desoldering. I reckon that I now desolder 4-5 switches per 15 minutes which is quite alright for a first-timer :)
For switch swaps I found that the pointed tip irons work best (the shape that the radio shack ones come with) as opposed to Hakko's standard tip, which is about the shape of a flat head screwdriver, only thicker.
Last night I stumbled upon this page:
http://www.deckkeyboards.com/light.php
Didn't know Deck supported modding their boards :) Anyway, it says there that the red diodes are rated at 1.8V and the ones I bought are rated at 2.4V. Hope that doesn't mean I have to switch all the resistors as well. Another minus is that the LEDs I ordered have a 65deg viewing angle instead of 30. Link (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260439409310&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)
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I measured voltage on LEDs and it's around 0.85V. Couldn't get any current readings... probably just n00b. I stuck a CR2032 3V battery between one of the soldered LED pins and it lit up nicely.
If that's any help..
Maybe there is a Diode that would block Vince Vaughn when I view the movie?
I think I figured it out.. reverse polarity :P
When you look through the casing, they look about the same. When I applied 3V to the red LED, it lit up; the orange LED didn't. When I reversed polarity, the orange lit up fine but the red didn't.
So, the moral of this story is.. check polarity first!
So now you have to go back through and resolder every led?