Finally got round to changing the HAF led's and fitting a cathode

bigjimmyauk · 7 Sep 2010 at 23:38

Not bad £3 for the leds and resistors 10pack of each 4000Mcd at 3.4 volts 20 degree viewing angle

and £6 For the cathode kit also included a UV tube

*Sorry about the phone quality pic CBA to borrow my dads DSLR

Muel · 7 Sep 2010 at 23:39

Lovely stuff! I was considoring getting a Haf X and doing the same, but in orange.

bigjimmyauk · 7 Sep 2010 at 23:57

Muel said:
Lovely stuff! I was considoring getting a Haf X and doing the same, but in orange.

<<< is also considering a HAF X or maybe just spraying the inside of the 932 it's just i'm a sucker for novelty features and the HAF X is full of them.

radar19 · 8 Sep 2010 at 00:38

Am also considering getting a HAF X. How easy is it to change the LED's for someone who has limited electronic experience?

bigjimmyauk · 8 Sep 2010 at 02:06

radar19 said:
Am also considering getting a HAF X. How easy is it to change the LED's for someone who has limited electronic experience?

I won't lie doing LED's can be quite fiddly and frustrating sometimes. I will be doing all my HAF fans sometime this month so when i do i will do a tutorial thread

Try and go for 3 to 3.4 volt led's in the 3000-4000 MCD range and make sure you use a resistor calculator to work out what resistors you need. you can do it DIY for under £3 or pay the coolermaster shop £14 for a blue LED fan.

If you do decide you want to do it then just pop up a forum post i'm sure we could help you.

also check out this thread
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18172810&highlight=resistor

Greboth · 8 Sep 2010 at 09:05

It looks good

So much better than the red in my opinion. I think I will have to add it to the list of things to do.

Tealc · 8 Sep 2010 at 09:22

Orange, such a misunderstood colour. You don't see many cases using this colour.

Would be simple to swap red for orange though, just switch the LEDs.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 8 Sep 2010 at 16:33

Tealc said:
Orange, such a misunderstood colour. You don't see many cases using this colour.

Would be simple to swap red for orange though, just switch the LEDs.

I know man. My current case has 2 xilence fans in the front.... orange blades with white LED's. They look fantastic. I'm bored of blue, green and red. My last lighting scheme was pink, and the one before that was yellow.

Tealc · 8 Sep 2010 at 16:59

jimbob27 said:
I know man. My current case has 2 xilence fans in the front.... orange blades with white LED's. They look fantastic. I'm bored of blue, green and red. My last lighting scheme was pink, and the one before that was yellow.

How does that look?

oLysmoLy · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:28

bigjimmyauk said:
Not bad £3 for the leds and resistors 10pack of each 4000Mcd at 3.4 volts 20 degree viewing angle

and £6 For the cathode kit also included a UV tube

*Sorry about the phone quality pic CBA to borrow my dads DSLR

can i ask where you got it from?

oLysmoLy · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:28

is this stuff called haf x