Guest FretNoMore Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 These blue diodes on newer effects pedals ... am I the only one getting blinded? They are too bright for me. Is there a better solution than putting sticky tape over them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Replace them? Or, if you're not that way inclined, you could get some red gel paper or acetate, or even sweet wrapper, cut out a little circle of it and stick it over the LED (with some double sided sticky tape) turning it purple and making it less bright. Edited May 22, 2013 by KingBollock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Blu tack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FretNoMore Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Good ideas guys, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Yeah - Blue leds have been flavour of the month for a few years now it seems. I have one on a mic and it is way too bright. I tried masking tape over it. Now have untidy looking microphone with a blue light that is still too bright ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I use a strip of the sticky velcro that keeps the underside stuck to the pedalboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 If you're really, really careful you can scuff them a bit with sandpaper to diffuse the light a bit more. Personally I'd just use a small lump of blutack. You don't need much and its completely reversible if you come to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The sandpaper scuffing approach is the one I use in my pedals - superbright LEDs definitely need some kind of 'work' like this as their diffusion angle is pretty low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Blue LEDs are quite bad for your eyes too - there's loads on the net about it e.g. : [url="http://ledsmagazine.com/news/7/11/13"]http://ledsmagazine.com/news/7/11/13[/url] cellular oxydative stress anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG Flatline Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I use lenses on my pedals so you can have a bright LED without the glare. They light the whole lens too, so you don't get the same narrow-viewing-angle problem either. Quite handy really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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