Is there any mod to change the lights under the buttons?On Eans console the button lights are white.How can i make them white on my console?
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Is there any mod to change the lights under the buttons?On Eans console the button lights are white.How can i make them white on my console?
The only way that I know of is desoldering the LED's that are already under the buttons in your VCI-100 and replacing them with a different color. Shouldn't be too hard and if you have some soldering experience, relatively fool-proof.
Just a very very time consuming process is all
THAT would actually be a SICK idea! I love the arcade button mod but in a dark setting you've kinda lost the functionality the buttons served before the mod (lights).Quote:
Originally Posted by shogster
What would be sweet would be to have all clear arcade buttons with different colored lights for each.
Hey guys!
I would love to change my leds at least for the play and cue buttons. has anyone ever done it? any tutorial/pictures? what type of leds are needed?
Thanks in advance
Does anyone know what size/ where to get lights that will fit for the buttons? I want to also do white lights for my buttons.
bump. im also looking to change out the leds while i have my case getting cut for the arcade mod. Does anyone have any info on what type and size the vci uses?
Damn you Ean! You made VCIs trendy. Anyways...
Look into just basic leds, I can't imagine vestax going away from the standard 5mm, 2.5Volts (depends on color) and 20-30ma (also depends on color). Hopefully you guys can get a closer clue, because VCI are cool as hell when modded.
P.S. I have an xponent, plastic and proud. lol.
There is the option of getting lit arcade buttons if you do the mod. http://www.lizardlick.com has them.
http://lizardlick.com/images/for_sal...s/ps14kn_b.jpg
I have done this exact mod. Changed all the LEDs into white and blue. And let me tell you, it was VERY time consuming. Also, ended up with one LED not working. Guess thats ok, since 70% of the circuits on the circuit board was destroid during the soldering (My iron was to big and warm). Had to do a lot of extra wirring to replace the destroid circuits.
Anyway, dont mean to scare you of, it deffinately can be done :). These can be used:
http://nz.farnell.com/multicomp/mcl0...lue/dp/1581174
the link doesnt work:confused:.
i opened the vci up and the leds look smaller then 5mm. Maybe 3mm? im just concerned about using the wrong led type(voltage etc). Ive done alot of soldering work so i think i can handle the soldering part. It looks like most of the leds are through holes to so it shouldnt be to hard. Desoldering would be the biggest pain i think.
Ok - fixed the link.
sweet. I had some 5mm leds around and found out that they work also. But desoldering was a HUGE pain i dont know if i can do it 60 some odd times with a regular soldering iron and keep my sanity. I might have to invest in a desoldering iron.
Its not too hard if you have some copper braid. I've de-soldered so many thing with just that.Quote:
Originally Posted by fa5ky
Desoldering was also by far the hardest part for me. Even though I used suction wire, it was a fucking pain to get all the tin out of the wholes.
It can be a pain sometimes I agree. I just got the system down after doing it so much.
i went out to radio shack and grabbed a desoldering iron for 10 bucks and i must say its the best 10 dollars i have ever spent. With a regular soldering iron it would take me 5-10 min to remove(getting the last bit inside the holes was the worst) and put in a new led, with the desoldering iron took me less then a minute.
Really? Maybe its time to invest...
pics of the process please.
desoldering iron ? i didnt even know those things existed :D
http://rsk.imageg.net/graphics/produ...160644w345.jpg
They look damn handy !
i will once i get more leds in. Ive done only 2 so far. I find its easier to just break the existing led off rather trying to preserve it.
1. Break the led off with a needle nose plyer
2. Heat up the joint on the bottom of the pcb
3. I use a led lead to push out the old lead
4. Use the desoldering iron/pump to suck up the remaining solder(this part is the hardest to do since you have to get all the solder out of the hole so that you can put the new led in)
5. Insert new led and solder it up. Time consuming but well worth it.
yeah thats the exact one i have.Quote:
Originally Posted by BentoSan
<3 these forums, learn new stuff all the time
update: theres a reason why vestax used 3mm leds instead of 5mm. I did the two blue leds under the platters and they dont clear the leds! >_<. On the other buttons there are plenty of room but i guess since it had to be 3mm under the platters they wanted to be uniform in their led sizes.
Another cheaper solution is to user a solder pump (solder-pault):
http://www.findacable.com/catalog/27444.jpg
It's spring loaded, works well getting solder out from those vias and has replaceable tips.
i used those before and they are still harder to use then the one bento posted. You have to use two hands and be pretty quick before the solder cools. The desoldering iron can be used with one hand and allows to u suck up the solder right when it heats up.