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Jonathan

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If I wanted to illumninate the buttons on my Neo Geo reset and controller buttons using LEDs just like Kenny, how would I do it?
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get an electrician to do it... :emb:
 
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If you want to do it "just like Kenny", you need to send your system to him. Or do you think you can achieve the same as a "Legend"? :make_fac:
 
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Amano Jacu said:
If you want to do it "just like Kenny", you need to send your system to him. Or do you think you can achieve the same as a "Legend"? :make_fac:
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yes i do :drool:
 
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actually, it should be fairly easy to add the LED's, if you are adept at doing the standard joystick mods.

I don't own a NeoGeo joystick, so my only question would be; Are the original buttons some-what clear , or were they replaced?
 
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Logicdustbin said:
actually, it should be fairly easy to add the LED's, if you are adept at doing the standard joystick mods.

I don't own a NeoGeo joystick, so my only question would be; Are the original buttons some-what clear , or were they replaced?
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normally, theyre black so theyre replaced
 
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The buttons are obviously not replaced (try to find a replacement btw...). The white plastic on the inside was probably scratched off a bit to make the LEDs brighter.
 
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This should be an easy mod to do.

LED's are easily available and hooking one up to the +5v line shouldn't be too difficult (assuming the old style stick has the 5v line alreadyO). If not, replace the cable with a new 15 core cable and hook it up that way.

Can't beleive how much those sticks sell for - for a few Led's.

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Just hot glue an LED into the back of the buton and rig up the +5V line off pin #8 and a ground and you're set.
 
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metallizer said:
You dont have an old style stick right?

anyway, they are clear, you dont have to replace the buttons.
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heh, they looked black to me :p and no i dont have an old style stick, i have a cab :D
 
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I drill into the button , then glue it . it need some resitor to .
 
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icez said:
I drill into the button , then glue it . it need some resitor to .
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yeh, ive got leds in my computers mouse and they exploded the first time :p
 
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Open 'er up

Thanks. But #1: how do I open up my controller to install the LEDs, and #2: How do I install a LED in the AES reset button, not to mention how to wire that for pwer for the LED for the reset LED?:help:
 
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You need a resistor in the line to bring the voltage down to what the LED wants. If you buy 2.2V LED's, and the voltage of the line in the NEO sticks is 5V, I beleive you need 150ohms of resistance.

If I am wrong, I would reeeeeeally like to be corrected, please.:)
 
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Most of the color LED's I have ever found were 5v
 
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Where to go from here

Thanks. But now, how do I open up my controller to install the LEDs? Even after removing one screw from the bottom, I still couldn't open it. Where in the AES system do I wire the LED for the reset button? How can I tell if my AES is American or Japanese? If it's the Japanese, do I have to use differnt resistors and/or LEDs? And when it comes to memory cards, if I have a Japanese AES system, do I have to use a Japanese memory card only, and not an American version? Will the Debug BIOS chip on both American and Japanese AES consoles? Please help!! Thanks!!:help:
 
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LEDs usualy doesn't get warm, they are very energy efficiant and doesn't waste that much energy in heat as a normal light bulb.
 
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Show me a AES controller wring diagram, so I can know where to wire and solder the wiring for the LEDs. I can't get the buttons off without breaking the switches.:help:
 
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IMO

Im going to try this one on my own...it should be fairly easy to do...ill get back to you guys, where the hec do you buy an led and what exactly are the called if i were to ask a place like radio shack for one....
 
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Button

How do I get the buttons off the switch shafts without runing them so I can stick the LEDs in the buttons?
 
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