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Default Dimming an LED without wiring changes

On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 18:33:10 +0100, alan wrote:

I toned down a blue LED by inking over with a red pen


Why do makers have thse indicator LEDS so bright? On the little (two
thumb size) wireless keyboard they are so bright it makes it hard to
see the keys. Bought a NAS enclosure LED on that lit the room up at
night, attacked it with snips and aditional series resistor. Don't
know what value I ended up at but the current was 50 uA (micro amps)
and it was still a bit bright. The thing would glow dimly if you just
lighly touched the wires with dry fingers.

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