Hawkeye Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Hola, The white PCB looks so yummy, that I did not want to hide it :-) Just had some fun soldering a few SMD LEDs and sawing two leftover pieces of ebony wood. The transistors and the resistors were soldered to the backside of the frontpanel PCB, because I would not like them on top. Also, I am playing with the idea of powering it with two AA batteries, using a voltage step-up converter - I successfully already burned two of those converters while experimenting :-) The ´lite is a real great live seq, just had a first testing session @ the midified piano, and it was very nice - hoping for a demo soon! The tactile switches are "softtouch" ALPS SMD switches, available for 6€ per 100 pieces somewhere on ebay, they have a very nice feeling and do fit perfectly when mounted diagonally, which adds to the chaotic look :-) The SMD LEDs are green and orange, which I also had leftover - they are very easy to solder on the existing LED pads. Thanks to everyone involved in this project, CD for the initial idea + pcb layouting, TK for the realization, SmashTV for production and fast shipping! Have lots of fun with your lites, this one is official #76 :-) Best regards, Peter Edited January 10, 2012 by Hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmenator Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 This thing looks HUGE on photo while I know it's so tiny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antix Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Hi Peter, I like It Especially the SMD leds idea. Regards Antonio Edited January 10, 2012 by Antix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojjelito Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Hi Peter, This looks delicious! Guess it has to be SMD LEDs nao... Must.Find.Even.Moar.Weird.Switches :wacko: Cheers! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Yes, the SMD LEDs are very nice on that small device. It looks so fragile, yet it is so powerful :clover: Thanks again for that fantastic piece of music equipment! Greets, Peter Edited January 10, 2012 by Hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Cool, I like the look, maybe I'll go for SMD parts on mine too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Thanks to all :-) Nao, lets do some more step-up-converter burning :) Greets, Peter Edited January 11, 2012 by Hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cit Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 nice wood sheeks. im thinking on the same on mine but with the acryl frontplate to protect my pcb. nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Thanks, cit! Here is the promised quick test-drive of the ´lite - totally different than your demo, though :) Many greetings! Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshidash Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Man, that seq4L is slick! Very cool! :ninja: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Great idea! Now I know how to stuff my second PCB :) Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Yo Peter! Are these the switches you used? http://www.ebay.de/itm/100x-ALPS-SKPM-SMD-Taster-softfeeling-/300649328602?pt=Bauteile&hash=item460018afda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted January 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Yo flip! :-) that´s kindof them, same seller as I bought from (recommended!)... Mine were white (but also from alps and softtouch), but they should have the same size, so I am quite sure, that these will work fine, if you are not scared of mounting them diagonally :) The price is very good for the quality, they are really precise when pressed and have an excellent tactile feeling :) Greets! Peter Edited January 18, 2012 by Hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Cool, thanks! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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