Timeline for Dim and "unblink" a pc power LED?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
21 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2018 at 20:14 | history | edited | KlaymenDK | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Report from first attempt, 50% success.
|
| Mar 2, 2018 at 14:32 | vote | accept | KlaymenDK | ||
| Mar 2, 2018 at 14:32 | vote | accept | KlaymenDK | ||
| Mar 2, 2018 at 14:32 | |||||
| Mar 1, 2018 at 20:50 | comment | added | KlaymenDK | @jonkThanks. The non-electronic solutions are easier for me to come up with; it's why I'm asking here. Alas for your suggestion, the LED is flush on (in) the faceplate so I'd have to tape any wax paper to the front, which would decrease the WAF (and increase the baby's curiosity...). | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 20:29 | comment | added | jonk | @KlaymenDK Lots of electronic answers here. My approach would be to use some wax paper as a diffuser (mode mixer.) No circuits, cheap, relatively easy to apply, and you can spend as little or as much time as you feel you want for the right effect (several layers, etc.) I've used wax paper in technical optical situations with fiber optics, for example, so it is a serious tool when you don't have something better at hand. You can tweak this to get just the right amount of light. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 20:12 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | @JRE I know- I've got one in a PC that literally casts shadows on the opposite wall. At least it only glares and doesn't blink. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 19:59 | answer | added | Andy aka | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 19:56 | comment | added | Trevor_G | @Andyaka lol..just don't tell the Mrs. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 19:52 | comment | added | Andy aka | @Trevor_G wot? nail-polish - how did you learn that trick my dear hehe | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 19:52 | history | edited | KlaymenDK | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
mention colour of LED...
|
| Mar 1, 2018 at 19:48 | comment | added | KlaymenDK | @Andyaka, JRE yes, but since the whole thing is dead silent that makes it harder to know whether it's on or not ... (without turning on the tv, of course). | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 18:57 | comment | added | Trevor_G | hmmm... reminiscing about a time you had a drawer full of floppy disk labels you never used.... | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 18:55 | comment | added | Trevor_G | lol @Andyaka yup, or a dab of nail polish works wonders too. Or use a hole punch to stamp out a circle of a disk label... if those still exist. The latter still glows a bit. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 18:52 | history | edited | JRE | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
deleted 1 character in body
|
| Mar 1, 2018 at 18:51 | comment | added | JRE | Or just clip the effin' thing off. Damned eye searing high intensity blue LEDs... | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 17:11 | comment | added | Andy aka | Ever heard of electrical tape? Put some over the LED. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 16:55 | answer | added | Simon Richter | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 16:44 | comment | added | Jim | Try checking the BIOS for your motherboard; you may be able to change the behavior for the light during shutdown state. | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 16:16 | answer | added | MCG | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 16:12 | answer | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | timeline score: 6 | |
| Mar 1, 2018 at 15:50 | history | asked | KlaymenDK | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
