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geekhack Community => Other Geeky Stuff => Topic started by: Ian S on Mon, 06 August 2012, 09:38:21

Title: Num Lock LED brightness in QPAD MK85; suitable resistor value to dim it.
Post by: Ian S on Mon, 06 August 2012, 09:38:21

Hi,

I did a search within Geekhack for QPAD and nothing was found, so am starting this new thread.

I have a QPAD MK85 (with Cherry reds) and the Num Lock is very bright.

I had a look in there and saw and measured a 470 Ω surface mount resistor in series with the LED.

Questions:

• Can you suggest a suitable value to cut that brightness right down?
• Will cutting the current taken out from (what I presume is) the +5 Volt supply at that point have any adverse effect on anything in there.

Thanks.