Topic: Sixaxis Led Swap (Read 1138 times)

ebphondaprelude · « **on:** January 01, 2007, 07:09:00 PM »

well i havent seen it done yet

what sux is the controllers only output 2.8v, so i need to find sum 2.8v leds or juice up the power with a transistor or something.

they still look good but could be a little brighter.

i also noticed their was a pad labeled led5 under the ps button, i soldered an led in play but i could not get it to light up, so i grounded one end and the other end i put to the red wire right above it

Stock board
(IMG:http://myacc.net/~euphoriclab/pix/ps3/cont1.JPG)

Board with 5th led
(IMG:http://myacc.net/~euphoriclab/pix/ps3/cont3.JPG)

Final Product
(IMG:http://myacc.net/~euphoriclab/pix/ps3/cont5.JPG)

This post has been edited by ebphondaprelude: Jan 2 2007, 03:10 AM

pablot · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2007, 10:42:00 PM »

Nice! You probably just have to find the unmounted resistor for that additional led you found and short it out. Then I think you can use those pads, and not have to do that (nicely done) franken-mod

/pablot

ebphondaprelude · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2007, 06:14:00 AM »

hmm i didnt think about that.

ill check into it sum more 2day, i was a bit tired last night and i figured it would work heheh

pablot · « **Reply #3 on:** January 02, 2007, 06:57:00 AM »

it would be great if you could snap some high-res photos of the pcb (both front and back) as I haven't seen any good high-res ones. That helps a lot when something needs to be traced.

/pablot

spinr34 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2007, 10:55:00 AM »

cool pics, looks nice. unfortunately, i haven't even seen the stock leds turn on, on mine

ebphondaprelude · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2007, 06:53:00 PM »

funny they put this on engadget, maxconsole (i posted in their forums) ps3.qj

http://www.engadget....e-led-makeover/

grim_d · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2007, 07:17:00 PM »

QUOTE(ebphondaprelude @ Jan 3 2007, 02:00 AM)

funny they put this on engadget, maxconsole (i posted in their forums) ps3.qj

http://www.engadget....e-led-makeover/

congrats mate, being featured is cool.

PDAIsAok · « **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2007, 10:14:00 PM »

I tried this mod with a normal 5mm blue LED @ 3.7v and it worked just as well but it's a lot brighter. In order to fit this in there though you need to do a little more modding. I had to melt down the cylinder under the PS button and cut the clear rubber insert in order for it to fit but it's pretty damn bright.

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/PDAisAok/DSC01179.jpg)

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/PDAisAok/DSC01178.jpg)

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/PDAisAok/DSC01177.jpg)

grim_d · « **Reply #8 on:** January 03, 2007, 06:23:00 AM »

that is considerably brighter, wwould a 3mm have fit?

pablot · « **Reply #9 on:** January 03, 2007, 08:15:00 AM »

hmm.. a little too bright for me, but still nice.. why didn't they put a diode in there by default?

ebphondaprelude · « **Reply #10 on:** January 03, 2007, 08:46:00 AM »

nice job but it looks a lil bright. like the light istn distributed right,

maybe a 3m will work better.

BUT YES SONY SHOLD HAVE INCLUDED THE MYSTIROUS 5TH LED

BTW how did you solder that LED? did you use the same points as i did? 2.8v? i couldnt find a 3.3v switchable source, the ones i tried the led always stayed on and didnt turn off witht he controller.

This post has been edited by ebphondaprelude: Jan 3 2007, 04:49 PM

PDAIsAok · « **Reply #11 on:** January 03, 2007, 08:49:00 AM »

Its surprisingly not as bright as the pictures look. You would think youd be blinded by it in the dark but I cant get a great picture of it with my camera. Im sure a 3mm would fit in there much better than the 5mm, it was just all they had so I went with it. It is definitely noticable in all lighting situations though.

I used the same solder points as you did eb, the only thing I had to change was cut into a few parts on the controller for it to actually fit in there, it's pretty snug

Something I noticed when I went to walmart to buy a spare controller (aside from the PS3s that they couldnt get rid of) was a stock photo of a PS3 controller with a red lit PS button. Looks as though they originally planned on having that light up red just never got around to it for some reason

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/PDAisAok/DSC01182.jpg)

This post has been edited by PDAIsAok: Jan 3 2007, 05:05 PM

PDAIsAok · « **Reply #12 on:** January 03, 2007, 09:22:00 AM »

Had to throw one in of the whole family

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/PDAisAok/DSC01191.jpg)

ebphondaprelude · « **Reply #13 on:** January 03, 2007, 09:56:00 AM »

heres my next gen family

(sorry current gen you get cut out this pic)

(IMG:http://myacc.net/~euphoriclab/pix/other/all1.jpg)

(IMG:http://myacc.net/~euphoriclab/pix/other/all2.jpg)

This post has been edited by ebphondaprelude: Jan 3 2007, 05:56 PM

PDAIsAok · « **Reply #14 on:** January 03, 2007, 10:05:00 AM »

Nice setup, I like the blue consistency

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