changing LEDS
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RASTABT
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tricky1 hi bro I'll advice you not to undertake this task, unless your handy with a soldering iron. These led's are very small (surface mounted types) and will burnout with to much heat from the iron. Also you must get the pole's the right way round... (anodes and cathodes).
Try a search on yahoo for Semiconductors/OptoElectronics devices then look for led.
Try a search on yahoo for Semiconductors/OptoElectronics devices then look for led.
Yep that's the answer RASTABT.
Also bear in mind that there won't just be the one LED, there will be quite a few, maybe even into double figures.
I did the exact same thing to my Nokia 7110e. Changed from the green to blue. There was about 15 LED's in there including the keyboard and screen. I already had the surface mount blue LED's and luckily as I'm an Electronics Engineer, I had the surface mount soldering equipment. You can use a normal soldering iron but it will have to have a small bit and not be a 100 watt monster. You'll have to be very careful and not apply too much heat or you will damage your phone.
I changed the LED's on mine not out of 'cooliness' but I stupidly dropped my phone while I was washing my hands. You know the old holding the phone against your ear with your shoulder? Well I dropped the damn thing, it went into the sink at one side, zipped along the sink and shot out the other side like a skateboarder on a quarter pipe and landed in the toilet. Taking the phone apart and letting it dry out was the only solution and while it was apart I thought I would do a few changes
Even though the phone was switched on at the time it went into the depths of my toilet, it still works just fine. Good thing I had just flushed although the phone did smell 'pine fresh' for a few days afterwards...LOL.
....DreeM
Also bear in mind that there won't just be the one LED, there will be quite a few, maybe even into double figures.
I did the exact same thing to my Nokia 7110e. Changed from the green to blue. There was about 15 LED's in there including the keyboard and screen. I already had the surface mount blue LED's and luckily as I'm an Electronics Engineer, I had the surface mount soldering equipment. You can use a normal soldering iron but it will have to have a small bit and not be a 100 watt monster. You'll have to be very careful and not apply too much heat or you will damage your phone.
I changed the LED's on mine not out of 'cooliness' but I stupidly dropped my phone while I was washing my hands. You know the old holding the phone against your ear with your shoulder? Well I dropped the damn thing, it went into the sink at one side, zipped along the sink and shot out the other side like a skateboarder on a quarter pipe and landed in the toilet. Taking the phone apart and letting it dry out was the only solution and while it was apart I thought I would do a few changes
Even though the phone was switched on at the time it went into the depths of my toilet, it still works just fine. Good thing I had just flushed although the phone did smell 'pine fresh' for a few days afterwards...LOL.....DreeM