<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Backlit buttons, help me get it right]]> 2016-04-11T14:18:03Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/18332/backlit-buttons-help-me-get-it-right/ <![CDATA[Re: Backlit buttons, help me get it right]]> diy 3mm leds

I ordered some other small button/case leds from handheld legend, so maybe those will do better.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/oceano 2016-04-11T14:18:03Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/242370/#p242370 <![CDATA[Re: Backlit buttons, help me get it right]]> Doesn't sound right. What LEDs are you using... is it a kit from somewhere, or DIY?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/unexpectedbowtie 2016-04-11T10:59:38Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/242365/#p242365 <![CDATA[Re: Backlit buttons, help me get it right]]> No resistor

]]> https://chipmusic.org/oceano 2016-04-11T10:53:29Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/242363/#p242363 <![CDATA[Re: Backlit buttons, help me get it right]]> What resistor value are you using?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/unexpectedbowtie 2016-04-11T09:52:49Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/242362/#p242362 <![CDATA[Backlit buttons, help me get it right]]> I have transparent blue buttons on my dmg.  I want to light them up.  I put 4 white leds in series (2 on  the d-pad, one on each A + B).  It was super dim, so I split the LEDs onto 2 separate circuits.  Not as dim but nowhere near bright enough.  Who had done this with success, and what am I doing wrong?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/oceano 2016-04-10T20:41:11Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/242347/#p242347