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VFDified MB-6582 :-)


Hawkeye

Using a color foil for VFD hue-shifting.

Including a space invaders alien.

Hope you like it.

Outstanding work TK. & Wilba - Thanks once again!

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Nice job Hawk. Really quite cool - but can you see the actual LEDs through the knobs? Should they be diffused a bit, somehow?

The VFD is amazing - I assume it glows the "normal" greenish/blueish colour, which means it is AWESOME that it can still be so bright through a red filter.

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Thanks a lot for your responses :-) They made me very happy :-)

It is only that bright, when its quite dark in the studio (long exposure here) - you don´t see the LEDs shining through the knobs - also I adjusted the resistors for the "normal LEDs" to match the brightness of the knobs (220R).

The VFD on the other hand is really bright, which is nice because it can be filtered to nearly all colors and still retains enough photon emission to be stunning - it is a really recommended upgrade from a standard LCD :-).

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Hi Hawkeye,

It is very nice and the "HOT LAVA" name is very appropriate :frantics:

About the VFD upgrade it can be interesting with a standard MIOS driver.

It already exists?

What is your VFD source?

regards

Antonio

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You are such a filthy illuminating whore!

That is amazing and beautiful work Hawkeye,

and makes my *still yet to be rewired* MB-6582 so much more inferior!

Haz you red led fan on ze rear panel?

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Nice work, you are one of the few ppl crazy enough to do this..

What I did with mine (I went with green) is i installed a LM317 adjustable power supply for the LEDs alone with a trimmer so I could dial in the brightness..

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Thx, dude!

Methinks, I know your emerald green one from facebook - very nice! It inspired me to do the red one :-)

That brightness control is very cool - I have a spare LM317 + 10k pot, but for now am happy that the CS and the Frontpanel are back together :-)

I´ve added your suggestion to the tutorial for other illumination crazies - thanks for reporting it!

Bye,

Peter

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Hey Altitude,

As I am not a Facebook fan.....please post a pic of your "emerald green" MB6582 on this "most serious place"

I think it will be the color of mine too as I already bought green LCD and leds .

Regards

Antix

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Ah yes, i need to read your guide more, its a work of art Hawkeye.

Those heatsinks you uses are extremely neat also!

Nice work, you are one of the few ppl crazy enough to do this..

What I did with mine (I went with green) is i installed a LM317 adjustable power supply for the LEDs alone with a trimmer so I could dial in the brightness..

Hey Alt, do you have any pics of how you have the trimmer and LM317 mounted?

Wouldn't seeing pics of the outside also!

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