Topic: [Tutorial] LED Fader (Read 19418 times)

*FuFa · « **on:** July 17, 2007, 09:10:36 AM »

Hello there, and welcome to my first tut o__o
Well I guess some of you have seen the video of my PSP with the Fader, and well here is the tutorial on how to do it, it's really easy, don't worry

Supplies:
- PSP (or a Toaster)
- A Fader PCB from www.sickmods.net ( LED Fader Deluxe )
- Some kynar wire in different colors would be helpful too
- Advanced Solder skills ( You will need to solder on the MoBo)

Wireing the Fader:

Probably the easiest part off all.
Wire your LED Fader like this:

And this is how it should look like in real:

Well that was it, you are done with setting up the Fader, wasn't that hard, eh?

Wireing up the MoBo

I don't have muhc to say at this part, since it's just soldering 2 wires, at the same spot like at the Music Pusle Mod, so those people who already did this, can use their existing wires to make the Fader work.

(Credits to teh [HoP] )

Finish it!

Now you should have 2 wires left unsoldered, they are probably from the S1 and S2 spot from the fader, with those you can change the modes of your Fader. You can either solder them to a switch, or solder them to a Ground point, so the Modes are not changeable.

(Credits to www.sickmods.net)

Placing it?

Under the Wifi board folks ;D, I put mine close to the Headphone jack, not at the very right, it wouldn't close then, alittle more to the left, then it should close flawless.

Thank you for reading, boot up your PSP and hope you don't have any shorts, and enjoy your Fading LEDs ^_^
-*FuFa

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Mactastic Mendez · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2007, 09:23:02 AM »

very nice tutorial fufa. very informative.

pksjaveed · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2007, 11:12:00 AM »

um its actually sickmods.net ,,man .com leads to an advertisement place

*FuFa · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2007, 11:13:15 AM »

duh, my fault, sorry

*FuFa · « **Reply #4 on:** July 17, 2007, 11:16:16 AM »

What kind of pictures do you want?

Poseidon04 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 17, 2007, 11:39:12 AM »

nice tut fufa ... Great Job!

-PoSeIdOn04

zal · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2007, 11:49:23 AM »

aww....
Shop Temporarily Closing Again.....
ill wait 4 sickmod to open again.... anyway...good job!!!

T3KN1K4L · « **Reply #7 on:** July 17, 2007, 12:24:58 PM »

Quote from: Poseidon04 on July 17, 2007, 11:39:12 AM

nice tut fufa ... Great Job!

-PoSeIdOn04

Any that have to do with this mod, also, do you personally know of any other place to get these boards? I want to ensure this mod is accessible to anyone that wants to do it.

*FuFa · « **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2007, 12:40:08 PM »

Well,damn I don't have many pictures because I was pretty much done after a short time. That are all I have.

As for other spaces, nah I really couldnt fit it anywhere else, over the Wifi doesnt work, the hole in the right under the Powerboard isnt enough, tell me another spot to store a Board.

T3KN1K4L · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2007, 12:42:49 PM »

That's fine, I can work with it, I hope you don't mind if I edit it, just to make sure everyone will understand it, if I have to.

*FuFa · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2007, 12:53:54 PM »

I'm fine with that, it was my first tut ever anyway

Poseidon04 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2007, 01:16:48 PM »

Quote from: T3KN1K4L on July 17, 2007, 12:24:58 PM

Any that have to do with this mod, also, do you personally know of any other place to get these boards? I want to ensure this mod is accessible to anyone that wants to do it.

Hmmm not sure why i was quoted in this post??? Did I miss something t3k? Whats the question?

-PoSeIdOn04

Rory · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2007, 01:24:16 PM »

¬_¬ i hate you so much.

Just kidding.

Nice mod man.
How much do you charge your best friend to do the same thing?

T3KN1K4L · « **Reply #13 on:** July 17, 2007, 02:03:40 PM »

Quote from: Poseidon04 on July 17, 2007, 01:16:48 PM

Hmmm not sure why i was quoted in this post??? Did I miss something t3k? Whats the question?

-PoSeIdOn04

Wow, that's weird, cause I don't remember quoting you... LOL Very odd... No need to be concerned Poseidon...

Poseidon04 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2007, 02:52:20 PM »

Quote from: T3KN1K4L on July 17, 2007, 02:03:40 PM

Wow, that's weird, cause I don't remember quoting you... LOL Very odd... No need to be concerned Poseidon...

ok, good enough for me

-PoSeIdOn04

bncplix · « **Reply #15 on:** July 17, 2007, 03:36:42 PM »

ohh man, that is crazy! if the chips wernt $20, i would do it for sure, maybe i can find some fakes somewhere that stull work, kinda like the wiikey

*FuFa · « **Reply #16 on:** July 17, 2007, 03:52:36 PM »

They are 10$

T3KN1K4L · « **Reply #17 on:** July 17, 2007, 05:03:40 PM »

Am adding the tut to the Wiki now, and was wondering if you have a picture of the placement of the PCB, since pictures say a thousand words...

noah03ark · « **Reply #18 on:** July 17, 2007, 05:25:37 PM »

thats pretty :censored:ing cool

Takahashi · « **Reply #19 on:** July 17, 2007, 08:49:16 PM »

Pretty coo man just a couple questions. So this is like the music sound mod but just with fading LEDs instead? Also gonna make a tut for when you add a switch so you can have all the diff LED settings?

xxxraven · « **Reply #20 on:** August 14, 2007, 02:45:49 PM »

The pictures to show what goes where are gone. If you could put them back up it would be appreciated, because I am currently trying to do this mod and I need those pictures to know where to connect the wires. Thanks in advance

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 14, 2007, 06:35:18 PM »

go to fader.sickmods.net and it says

wolfcav92 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 11, 2007, 03:41:26 PM »

hey fufa i got the mod all wired up but i can't find the swicth what kind di you use and where might i find it???

wolfcav92 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2007, 06:31:42 PM »

the other question i have is where where do i wire up the leds and i should be able to wire up 6 rightthe + leads off of h1 i believe right. and finally where do i wire the grounds to?? i just wanna be sure.. if you know what i mean.

*FuFa · « **Reply #24 on:** October 23, 2007, 09:06:21 AM »

Quote from: wolfcav92 on October 11, 2007, 03:41:26 PM

hey fufa i got the mod all wired up but i can't find the swicth what kind di you use and where might i find it???

Quote from: wolfcav92 on October 22, 2007, 06:31:42 PM

the other question i have is where where do i wire up the leds and i should be able to wire up 6 rightthe + leads off of h1 i believe right. and finally where do i wire the grounds to?? i just wanna be sure.. if you know what i mean.

First of all, don't double post.

Second of all, the switch I used was just a normal SMD DIP Switch, you can find them on ebay or maybe even your local hardware store, you don't need any special type, if you want to turn your fader on/off, if you want more than that, you need a 3 way dip swtich (If I remember correctly).

You can find out where to wire up your LEDs by reading my tutorial...
Also you can wire your LEDs to the - on the Mobo, the - on the Fader and on the big gold spaces on your MoBo where the screwholes for the LCD Cage are.

dead5times · « **Reply #25 on:** October 26, 2007, 09:49:24 PM »

I'm curious why no one has done this mod with a 12f629 pic? They cost like $3ea, need only 3 wires, and take up a whole lot less room than the Sickmods fader.

wolfcav92 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 03, 2007, 08:27:34 AM »

just to make sure the switch you used will control both modes on the fader right? and lastly thnx for all your help

celph_titled · « **Reply #27 on:** May 08, 2008, 03:12:53 AM »

Resistors? Do you need to use them in this mod. Are the led fader takes care of the amount of power going to the leds.

*FuFa · « **Reply #28 on:** May 08, 2008, 05:21:38 AM »

Quote from: celph_titled on May 08, 2008, 03:12:53 AM

Resistors? Do you need to use them in this mod. Are the led fader takes care of the amount of power going to the leds.

No resistors needed.

celph_titled · « **Reply #29 on:** May 08, 2008, 04:10:24 PM »

Quote from: *FuFa on May 08, 2008, 05:21:38 AM

No resistors needed.

yes less soldering! thanks fufa

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