Wiring up 5v LED's for illuminated buttons

If all you want to do is light up some buttons, you've got the wrong LEDs. Get some single-color (preferably white) LEDs of the "resistor included" variety and just wire them directly to the supply with the right polarity, done.

Those LEDs are supposed to be paired with an LED "controller" that drives it using PWM. You could safely drive them with a resistor in series with straight voltage, but if you just want quick, easy illuminated buttons, you're barking up the wrong tree.
 
Those LEDs are supposed to be paired with an LED "controller" that drives it using PWM. You could safely drive them with a resistor in series with straight voltage, but if you just want quick, easy illuminated buttons, you're barking up the wrong tree.

That's the missing piece to the puzzle. Thanks very much. Care to point me in the right direction for the proper ones? I want to use them with the IL transparent buttons from that same website. I had asked Bryan via PM if these were the ones that could be wired directly from the 5v from the PS and he said yes. :confused:
 
That's the missing piece to the puzzle. Thanks very much. Care to point me in the right direction for the proper ones? I want to use them with the IL transparent buttons from that same website. I had asked Bryan via PM if these were the ones that could be wired directly from the 5v from the PS and he said yes. :confused:


He seems to have a few different styles of buttons. Which ones specifically?

Actually, it probably doesn't matter, most buttons use the same kind of bulb, that push-pin style. I once ordered a bunch of the white cluster-type on this page, which are made to be driven directly by straight voltage, but they kept dying on me. If you find some good quality LED bulbs, let me know -- I like the way LED looks and would like to not have to replace bulbs anymore.
 
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What I did

Ihooked mine up to a toggle. So, if I wanted them on all the time I could, if I wanted them on when I press the button I could, or just have them off I could. I thought would suit all stituations. For I don't think they have to be on all the time if I'm just playing. So, that's why I did it that way. And I can change how they light up whenever I want. So if you want I can send you a generic pic it.
 
Hey, sorry I missed this thread before. The LED's are common Anode, meaning one positive and then a separate negative leads. So that means that the red, blue, and green wires get connected to negative, while the white wire get's connected to the voltage source. Different combinations of connecting the negative leads will give you different colors.
White to positive- REd to negative = Red
White to positive- Green to negative = Green
White to positive- Blue to negative = Blue
White to positive- REd/Green/Blue to negative = White
White to positive- REd/Blue to negative = Pink
etc etc
Let me know if that helps. You do not need resistors as they are already on board. Let me know if you are trying to use this with a controller board and I can help depending on which one it is, the all use different methods of controlling lights.
 
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