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Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: tukkez on Thu, 13 October 2011, 14:01:37

Hello,

I'd like to mod my Blackwidow Ultimate to having red LED backlights. How do I do it and how hard is it ? Has anyone done it before?

Thank you.

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 14:06:42

wlcm

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: tukkez on Thu, 13 October 2011, 14:53:03

uhh.. what ? :D

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: enoy21 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:04:34

Those are all very relative questions.    If you don't know the answer to the hows , then the how hards will be harder to answer.    


My guess is google will find you more info than can be listed here ( unless it's a link to google find )

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:52:11

Quote from: enoy21;430369

Those are all very relative questions.    If you don't know the answer to the hows , then the how hards will be harder to answer.    


My guess is google will find you more info than can be listed here ( unless it's a link to google find )

einstien and the theory of relativity

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: simon_C on Thu, 13 October 2011, 17:17:20

desolder each LED individually, noting polarity. install and solder new LEDs. voila. done. if you dont have any soldering skills, pick up a nice weller soldering iron, some rosin core solder, and practice practice practice. i would consider it a 7 out of 10 on the hardness scale for an experienced solderer, and ive had a soldering iron in my hand for the past 13 years. so its up to you.

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: Lanx on Thu, 13 October 2011, 17:36:22

Quote from: simon_C;430469

desolder each LED individually, noting polarity. install and solder new LEDs. voila. done. if you dont have any soldering skills, pick up a nice weller soldering iron, some rosin core solder, and practice practice practice. i would consider it a 7 out of 10 on the hardness scale for an experienced solderer, and ive had a soldering iron in my hand for the past 13 years. so its up to you.

don't different color LED need resistors or something? idk, i have zero knowledge in electronics and voltage and all that.

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: file_id on Fri, 14 October 2011, 06:19:16

Sounds like more trouble than it's worth. Someone really going to pay around $50 worth of LEDs to replace every single one?

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: duncan on Fri, 14 October 2011, 08:02:35

Quote from: file_id;430823

Someone really going to pay around $50 ...

If you hang around here for long you'll start to see spending $50 for a minor improvement in aesthetics as being a trivial amount.

A new set of keycaps for $100 just 'cause you are bored with the colour of the perfectly good ones you have makes less sense in some ways than the desire to have the only red backlit board at the LAN party.

I wouldn't have the patience to do the work myself but I support tukkez in exploring the idea if that's what lights his/her candle.

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: Clickey on Fri, 14 October 2011, 08:44:34

deck legends come with red LED's you could just get one of those, and sell your black widow

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: simon_C on Fri, 14 October 2011, 20:01:52

Quote from: file_id;430823

Sounds like more trouble than it's worth. Someone really going to pay around $50 worth of LEDs to replace every single one?

where the hell are you getting prices for LEDs? i can get 500 3mm leds for about $10

Title: Modding a Blackwidow Ultimate
Post by: yjhuoh on Sat, 15 October 2011, 03:33:14

this sometimes drop down to $99 just buy one of these and swap cases / keycaps.

http://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blackwidow-Ultimate-Dragon-RZ03-00381400-R3M1/dp/B004ROGSC4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318667564&sr=8-1