Dimming extremely bright and annoying LEDs

Hi.

I have a line conditioner with awfully bright indicator LEDs. Any ideas, short of replacing them, on how to dim them some?

Thanks,

leo.

leoturetsky10-17-2003 12:51am

sean Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,231 posts 10-17-2003 at 04:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Arcam: You sound like my business partner. He keeps preaching the same "LED's last forever" or "LED's never burn out", yet i keep replacing them or seeing them burned out on units coming in on a daily basis. While i know that newer technology LED's are lasting a LONG time, some do fail. This is besides the fact that some engineers don't know what they are doing and the LED's aren't being fed power in the most optimum manner. Sometimes it's not the parts' fault that it failed, but that of the engineer that doesn't know how to design proper support circuitry. Sean >
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arcam6 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4 posts 10-17-2003 at 08:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sorry Sean, I did not elaborate. I mean if used properly in a circuit it will last decades.
leoturetsky OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 103 posts 10-19-2003 at 12:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete These are cheap computer grade line conditioners and are also annoyingly white. I just spray painted one of them black and it came out really nice. A beneficial side effect was that the LEDs are less bright because of the darker surrounding. I'm gonna give this some time because I might not have to do anything else. Thanks! leo.