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Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:04 am
by cybergenetic
Hey everybody...

I have Kites circuit sword. So i have to drill 4 x 2mm holes for the led's on top.

But how to close them? I have f*cked up my case with hot glue. This s**t won't get into the holes....
So... I had another idea... I have found led's with a long "tube" on it... (They ar calles "tower led's")... So, why not cut them an put through the holes?

Said and done. See the Pic's


P.S. I'm german, so forgive my little bad english
P.P.S. The link to the led's: https://www.ebay.de/itm/S216-10-Stück-T ... 0699433825


greetings from germany
Jan

Re: Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:26 pm
by dasfool
That's awesome, i was trying to find a good light pipe solution myself but couldn't think of anything that would fit right. What I ended up using was an oral irrigator (a type of syringe) with a tip slightly smaller than the holes and filled it with acrylic caulk. I added a piece of transparent tape on the inside of the case behind the holes and used the irrigator to fill the holes. I'll add some images later.

Edit: I ended up just creating a separate thread to keep from intruding on this one.

Re: Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:13 am
by smoothoperator
I used epoxy. Taped over the holes on the outside of the case and filled the holes with epoxy. Worked awesome.

Re: Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:00 am
by starmagoo
Could you please take a picture how they are glowing? :)

German: Mach mal bitte ein Bild wie sie leuchten, also wie gut die Farben sichtbar sind. danke :)

Re: Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:55 pm
by smoothoperator
starmagoo wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:00 am
Could you please take a picture how they are glowing? :)

German: Mach mal bitte ein Bild wie sie leuchten, also wie gut die Farben sichtbar sind. danke :)
It may take me a few days to get to it, but I will try and get you that picture on here.

Re: Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:17 am
by cybergenetic
I will take a picture today (in the afternoon) ... Then i will upload it..

German: Bin zwar noch mitten im Bauen, aber der erste Test hatte gestern Abend schon geklappt....
Ich mache heute Abend ein Foto und werde es hochladen...

Re: Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 7:37 pm
by charlie121
That's so awesome, I was trying to find a good light pipe solution for myself but couldn't think of anything that would fit right. I wish I saw this post sooner

Re: Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:52 pm
by smoothoperator
smoothoperator wrote:
Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:55 pm
starmagoo wrote:
Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:00 am
Could you please take a picture how they are glowing? :)

German: Mach mal bitte ein Bild wie sie leuchten, also wie gut die Farben sichtbar sind. danke :)
It may take me a few days to get to it, but I will try and get you that picture on here.
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Re: Closing the holes from LED's -> my clean solution

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:54 pm
by starmagoo
Ohh wow looks really awesome, fits perfectly!