Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 55 Location: Edmonton, AB. Canada
Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 10:38 pm Post subject: Need some help with LED's, any ideas??
I got these "hot wires" neon lights for real cheap($5 CAD) I got three different colors. Anyways... They are battery powered which is kind of cool but not for xbox. I was wondering if there is a way to use them with the xbox so when I turn the box on the lights will go on too. Turning them on manually with the battery power just don't work for me. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Here is a couple pics of them -
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_________________ Xbox V1.1 Xenium ice solderless 2.3.0/OS
-WD 80GB HDD-
-12v cpu fan-
Xbox V1.6 Xenium S.P.I.C.E. 2.3.0/OS
-Maxtor 120GB HDD-
Xbox V1.4 soldered pinheader + D0, slipped Supper Aladdin Live right on there. (My first solder successful )
-Stock HDD-
And of coarse a 360
thedude2004 Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: Xbox v1.2 & 1.4 Modded: SID 2.0
Joined: Mar 02, 2005 Posts: 106 Location: Liverpool, UK
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:09 pm Post subject:
correct me if im wrong but the HDD molex connector has DC voltages doesnt it? 12V and 5V, so you could just run a wire from the ground and one of the +v to make a battery rerlacement pack. If the voltage is too high you can make a potential divider with two resistors in series and the hotwire in parallel with the second resistor. the VOut will be the ratio between the two resistances. If im working this out right it will be in parrallel to the HDD so the voltage to the drive should be unaffected, although you will be pulling slightly more amps from the PSU
bluetybo Xbox-HQ Member
Joined: Feb 21, 2005 Posts: 55 Location: Edmonton, AB. Canada
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:35 pm Post subject:
Well I got them in there, I just bought some el tape and it had two plugs for tape I used the one then for the other I cut the plug off and soldered the neon wire to the wire where I cut it. It worked out ok, here's what it looks like.
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_________________ Xbox V1.1 Xenium ice solderless 2.3.0/OS
-WD 80GB HDD-
-12v cpu fan-
Xbox V1.6 Xenium S.P.I.C.E. 2.3.0/OS
-Maxtor 120GB HDD-
Xbox V1.4 soldered pinheader + D0, slipped Supper Aladdin Live right on there. (My first solder successful )
-Stock HDD-
And of coarse a 360
general-Insano Xbox-HQ Experienced Xbox Version: Xbox v1.2 & 1.4 Modded: SID 2.0
Joined: Sep 15, 2005 Posts: 121 Location: in my back yard
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:15 pm Post subject:
I have a question where did you get the neons???
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