strophlex Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 What about using led spacers to allign the leds with the panels? What would be a good length? Something like this? http://export.farnell.com/richco/leds1e-4-01/spacer-t-1-led-pk25/dp/1325971?_requestid=75140 Quote
Wilba Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 You don't need LED spacers if you use the panel to align the LEDs in the panel holes. Is there a reason you want to use LED spacers? If so, you'll have to check for clearance between them, as some LEDs are close together. I can't check the one you linked because the link doesn't work. Quote
strophlex Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Posted March 16, 2009 Just got the idea. Thought it would be conveniet not to have to allign to the panel, but I guess you are right. Anyway, I think this link will work better.http://uk.farnell.com/richco/leds1e-4-01/spacer-t-1-led-pk25/dp/1325971 Quote
Wilba Posted March 16, 2009 Report Posted March 16, 2009 To be honest, I don't think these will work that well... they don't look like they hold the LED leads, and I think they would need some holes in the PCB to align properly. In a proper manufacturing environment, they'd work by holding the LED vertical and above the PCB while the bottom side is dipped in a solder bath... but since you have to turn the bottom side up to solder them manually, their usefulness is pretty limited :) Quote
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