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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Hyde on Sat, 19 July 2014, 16:48:38
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I modded my Poker II with blue led, but now I kind of wish I went with aqua/cyan/teal/turquoise instead.
Though I've checked several sites, seems like it will all cost me around $40 or so with led + shipping. Is there any place to buy them cheap in bulk?
I kind of don't want to spend $40 on led alone.
eBay has most of the red/green/blue super cheap in bulk but no aqua/cyan/teal/turquoise.
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No one knows? I guess I should probably wait for other RGB keyboards later then to have teal backlit.
:(
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i looked when you first posted, but was unable to find cheap ones.
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lol cool thanks anyway. Maybe there will be more options in the future, I guess I'll wait.
:)
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What sites have you checked?
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I'm trying to order some from Taobao through imsto, but we're having some communication issues.
Here's the link:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.0.0.uWdIvf&id=36369414473&scm=1007.10115.744.0&pvid=842c0fba-a553-40e4-bd54-de3a62ba37fb (http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.0.0.uWdIvf&id=36369414473&scm=1007.10115.744.0&pvid=842c0fba-a553-40e4-bd54-de3a62ba37fb)
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Taobao is really the only place. The color you're looking for is quite similar to cool/ice blue LED's. I had the option to get either one when I was buying LED's. In the end, I'm primarily going with ice blue LED's instead of turqoise ones for my Lightsaver. Maybe you can save yourself some time and headaches and just go with ice blue instead of turqoise.
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What sites have you checked?
http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/component-leds/aqua-3mm-led-18-degree-viewing-angle-4000-mcd/308/
The LED itself is expensive but not thatttt bad, but shipping kind of killed it for me. :(
But yeah maybe I need to look more into sources from China or something......
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If you are interested in combined shipping [not sure if we would save money or not] let me know. I'm also on the hunt for dem aqua's :]
Edit: lol just remembered you are in Canada so that is a long shot..oh well XD
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doesn't max keyboards sell flangless leds?
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doesn't max keyboards sell flangless leds?
http://www.maxkeyboard.com/keyboard-parts/led-lights.html
They don't carry the colour he wants.
Also: I'm not sure if I would call that cheap.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1000pcs-2x3x4mm-2x3x4-mm-Blue-Diffused-Rectangle-Rectangular-LED-Light-Leds-/321138250802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac554d432
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1000pcs-2x3x4mm-2x3x4-mm-Blue-Diffused-Rectangle-Rectangular-LED-Light-Leds-/321138250802?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac554d432
Judging by the colour on my monitor and the specified wavelength, that would be blue, not cyan. Cyan usually uses different semiconductor process than blue.
Just found 2*3*4 cyan on aliexpress:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-100pcs-2x3x4-Rectangular-square-type-Cyan-led-lighting-beads-brightness600-MCD-for-backlight/1342964772.html
It's the only 2*3*4 Cyan I was able to conveniently find. It's also not listed on the manufacturer's website (ovtai) but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
Thoughts? The brightness is listed much higher (600 mA should be plenty bright, even when I'm running it at ~12% max rated current) than other "special" colours (yellow green, etc. are usually listed at under 100 mcd !! at 20 mA even! )
I'm going to order it. We'll see how it goes.
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Oh sweet, that seems like an awesome deal and exactly what we're looking for actually ! :thumb:
Only problem is that I haven't been using my Poker II lately so I'll probably hold off on the mod lol.
Been distracted with my Realforce 104U. :)
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Good deal!
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Damn, regret buying from Taobao now...
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Oh sweet, that seems like an awesome deal and exactly what we're looking for actually ! :thumb:
Only problem is that I haven't been using my Poker II lately so I'll probably hold off on the mod lol.
Been distracted with my Realforce 104U. :)
I gave up and modded my poker 2 with some white LEDs I had left over. Just for kicks I sodlered three more to the bottom for the three "unused" switch positions for ISO :p
I think I'm going to get a few hundred of those cyans and see what they're like.
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Please make a little review in this thread!
I am interested in these as well :thumb:
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OK just ordered 500 of them (under $30 shipped). We'll see when they arrive (in about a month, hopefully less)
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Thank you for posting that alien express link now i need to find some pink led's
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OK just ordered 500 of them (under $30 shipped). We'll see when they arrive (in about a month, hopefully less)
that's still pretty steep!
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OK just ordered 500 of them (under $30 shipped). We'll see when they arrive (in about a month, hopefully less)
that's still pretty steep!
less than $0.06 per LED is a good price for such an uncommon colour. It's already about what LEDs normally cost on eBay
http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=2x3x4+led&_sacat=&_ex_kw=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_sop=12&_fpos=&_fspt=1&_sadis=&LH_CAds=
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Any chance you wanna get some of that money back? If you like I'll gladly take ~100 pieces off your hands dorkvader :]]]
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Any chance you wanna get some of that money back? If you like I'll gladly take ~100 pieces off your hands dorkvader :]]]
I got extra with just that in mind!
shoulda got 1000 and did a GB XD
I'll PM you when they arrive.
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Any chance you wanna get some of that money back? If you like I'll gladly take ~100 pieces off your hands dorkvader :]]]
Is this where the line forms? ;)
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brb opening an IC. watch this space.
edit: Any chance you wanna get some of that money back? If you like I'll gladly take ~100 pieces off your hands dorkvader :]]]
Is this where the line forms? ;)
Line to form here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=62156.new#new
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hey dorkvader. I was actually looking through this page lol! hmm would the aliexpress leds work for the duck viper?