Wanting to mod my Corsair 380T LED's but dont have the knowladge.

[Arkwolf]

I want to change all the red LEDs to purple to match my current setup, however it has been over 6 years since I did my electronic physics course and have no memory on the proper method of changing LEDs. I know you need certain resistors to get the peak performance out of an LED I just dont have any idea how to determine that and how I can modify my existing 380T pcb to accommodate for these changes. 

 

I have attached a pictures showing the LEDs. There are 3 LEDs on the left side that form the triangle with the button in the middle. There is one in the center bottom which is for the on button, and one underneath that is for the front.

I want to swap them all over to purple for a matching theme, If anyone can help me achieve this I would be very grateful.

 

[W-L]

I want to change all the red LEDs to purple to match my current setup, however it has been over 6 years since I did my electronic physics course and have no memory on the proper method of changing LEDs. I know you need certain resistors to get the peak performance out of an LED I just dont have any idea how to determine that and how I can modify my existing 380T pcb to accommodate for these changes. 

 

I have attached a pictures showing the LEDs. There are 3 LEDs on the left side that form the triangle with the button in the middle. There is one in the center bottom which is for the on button, and one underneath that is for the front.

I want to swap them all over to purple for a matching theme, If anyone can help me achieve this I would be very grateful.

 

-PIC-

 

Since everything is open and easy to access now I would probe for the voltages of those LED's, but all of those should be 3.3V the one in the center bottom looks to be an SMD LED that is in a holder so I'm not sure how easy you will be able to find a replacement for that but the other 3 in the triangle look to be regular 3mm LED's.

[Arkwolf]

Am I testing before and after the led to determine the voltage?

[W-L]

Am I testing before and after the led to determine the voltage?

 

yes just touch the contact where the LEDs are soldered, I would just double check before doing any work. I don't believe there will be a need to add a resistor or anything into that circuit since the voltage of purple LED's are higher than most so it shouldn't have a problem. It's just important to make sure they are ~3.0-3.3V especially of the square one in the middle.

 

Once you know the approx voltage I don't see a problem replacing them with the purple ones you want.

[gubanotorious]

@Arkwolf:  Any progress on this mod?  I'm looking at doing the exact same thing.