Just Installed A Blue LED into My Optical Mouse!

[Frosty3799]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
It's called, Logitech Optical Mouse.

Blue Mouse and Blue LED logitech logo on top. Red optical sensor on the bottom though but not like you see that part anyways.

yep, i got one of those to

 

[spanky]

any way u can get the back part of the mouse blue as well?

 

[HiTek21]

you can remove that red tail cover and change the back LED to blue as well.

 

[LongCoolMother]

i did this about a year ago, when i was crazy about blue LEDs. anyway, i believe i got a 3000 MCD one (not you mrcodedude). and replaced my red logitech scroll mouse optical. it looked pretty cool, but the tracking was horrible. i ended up replacing the blue one with the red LED. i guess it has something to do with wavelength. or it probably wasnt bright enough, even though 3000 mcd was mighty bright. or it was just the mouse. anyway, i might try it with my wireless memorex mouse later, COOL PROJECT MAN!

 

[HiTek21]

There was a post about LED brightness, they say that the Red LED is about 2500mcd in the Microsoft mice, When I put this 6000mcd LED in my mouse it works better than before. I can scroll my mouse across the screen without it jumping around.

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
There was a post about LED brightness, they say that the Red LED is about 2500mcd in the Microsoft mice, When I put this 6000mcd LED in my mouse it works better than before. I can scroll my mouse across the screen without it jumping around.

cool, ill definately try it again with my new mouse. first i got to get that mighty bright LED. heh heh. hey...green would look really cool too!!

 

[HiTek21]

just becareful not to buy from hosfelt electronics because they will charge you 7 dollars for shipping a tiny LED... You read Zclyh3
we both got ripped off on shipping. Green would look tight in the mouse, that or super white. Just look for an LED with at least 5000mcd brightness or higher then your mouse will work better

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
just becareful not to buy from hosfelt electronics because they will charge you 7 dollars for shipping a tiny LED... You read Zclyh3
we both got ripped off on shipping. Green would look tight in the mouse, that or super white. Just look for an LED with at least 5000mcd brightness or higher then your mouse will work better

thanks for the advice hitek21, ill look into it . super white would look super tight too.....YELLOW/ORANGE!! thatd look sick!! LOL. i think ill stick to blue, to match my keyboard LEDs though. heh...

 

Originally posted by: diskop
Haha that picture is so blurry it could have been any blue object

I submitted the pic to Art Bell and told him I saw it flying over my house

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: dwell

Originally posted by: diskop
Haha that picture is so blurry it could have been any blue object

I submitted the pic to Art Bell and told him I saw it flying over my house

LMAO!

 

[murphy55d]

The scroll button on my black IBM mouse lights up blue.

See pic here

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: gopunk

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude

Originally posted by: aphexII

Originally posted by: roncarter
i just went to best buy and saw a microsoft blue wireless mouse.. its pretty cool looking

*GASP*

Hmm.. I don't think Microsoft has a blue LED wireless mouse Might make me want to get a Microsoft mouse though.
-- mrcodedude

not blue led... blue mouse

Hmm.. That would go well with my Dragon Blue Chieftec case

Any chance on a "how to it" guide?

 

[Zclyh3]

Everything on my computer has blue LEDs now. Keyboard, optical mouse, LEDs on computer...CD-ROM drives. All blue LEDs. But I have one question though. On my Lite-On CDRW, I have a 3-color LED that was red, amber, and green. It is an 3 pin LED. Most LED have 2 pins. My friend told me that if I had installed a 2 pin LED, the blue LED might flash during only during reading, and not during burning or VICE versa. What do I do? Where can I find a blue LED with 3 pins?

Oh yeah...if you DO buy from Hosfelt Electronics, make sure you get your shipping's moneys worth. $7.24 for a damn LED is fu*king weak.

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: Zclyh3
Everything on my computer has blue LEDs now. Keyboard, optical mouse, LEDs on computer...CD-ROM drives. All blue LEDs. But I have one question though. On my Lite-On CDRW, I have a 3-color LED that was red, amber, and green. It is an 3 pin LED. Most LED have 2 pins. My friend told me that if I had installed a 2 pin LED, the blue LED might flash during only during reading, and not during burning or VICE versa. What do I do? Where can I find a blue LED with 3 pins?

Oh yeah...if you DO buy from Hosfelt Electronics, make sure you get your shipping's moneys worth. $7.24 for a damn LED is fu*king weak.

Digikey search results for 3 pin led. Lots of results.

Haven't seen any myself in there, yet.