Re: Top-Notch Apple IIGS Setup?

[russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <3B465664.80AAD621@nowhere.net>,  <noone@nowhere.net> wrote:
>Hmm when I did this last year, I had similar results except I had an
>apparently brighter LED.  I layed the 2nd (red) LED on top of the power
>LED and aimed it towards the front so it's brightest part shined on the
>plastic tab.  It had enough power to change the color of the light from
>green to distincly orange.  It was held in place by the wires, run
>between the sound socket connector and the chip right there next to it. 
>So no tape, no glue, no mods, just positioning, worked slick.  Of course
>the LED has burned out since then, it's like it was never there.  :(

You had a "brighter" LED apparently because you were overdriving it.
Ordinary LEDs shouldn't burn out in that small amount of time.
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Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
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