How To Light Up Your Keyboard
- June 5, 2008
- 38,556 Views
Here’s an ultra-geeky and some say ugly mod that lights up your keyboard for under $5.
Step 1: Take apart the keyboard
Remove the screws on the back of the keyboard and seperate the case
Use a magnet to hold all of the screws so they don’t roll away
Step 2: Remove the Circuit Board
Locate the screws that hold the circuit board in place and remove them
Step 3: Remove the LED
Locate the scroll lock LED and desolder the connections removing the LED
Step 4: Wire the LED connection
Using solid core wire, solder two of each color to each of the two LED contacts
Step 5: Drill two holes
Drill two small holes a bit larger than the two wires in two locations on the keyboard
Step 6: Finish the wiring
Using heat shrink tubing, slide a piece down over the twisted wires on each end of the keyboard
Step 7: Connect the LED's
Strip the two wires and solder the LED’s in place. Pay attention to polarity.
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Comments (8)
i usually use a big, bulky light hung over my computer desk to light my keyboard up at night. but it gets in your eyes and is distracting. It also lights up the screen a little and i dont like that (is that so wrong?)
over 3 years ago by Juicy_Apple
Neat!
over 3 years ago by sanjay
is it really worth all that trouble, why not get a lamp?
over 3 years ago by scorpion
Holy crap! Its a shame for me now, since I know the keyboard w/o looking too much at it
about 1 year ago by BiobulletM
This does seem like a lot of work for extra lighting, but kudos to you for doing it and making a video for others.
Well made video.
We sell replacement LED bulbs for other lighting projects at http://industrialleds.com/ but all our bulbs would need an external power supply.
Great job!
over 3 years ago by Industrialleds
i wonder why they did nt just think of puting proper lightings 2the keyboard nd i must say they wer unprofessional wen making a computer.this shld have just binin settings nd the llights r on,nt wer u shld start unscrewing the keyboard again as if u r repairing it.damn!
about 1 year ago by Owen_Teflon_Don
How to transfer contacts between iPhone and Android?
You can use ";Synkontact";. Only 1.99. Get it now, just search Synkontact or NotionInMotion.com in App Store!
Link:
http://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/synkontact/id399153906?mt=8#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKs_gNtdtvc
http://www.howcast.com/videos/431178-How-to-Transfer-Contacts-Between-iPhone-and-Android
about 1 year ago by NotionInMotion
you were showing the video at youtube:0
about 1 year ago by paperboy
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