Remember LED cubes? We sure do — they were all the rage for a while, and then it seemed like everyone just sort of lost interest in them. There are probably a lot of reasons for that, not least of ...

Microscopes have become essential work bench tools for hackers, allowing them to work with tiny SMD parts for PCB assembly and inspection. Couple of years back, mad scientist [smellsofbikes] picked up ...

Palatine, Ill. — Lumex delivers blue and white PC-board (PCB) indicators as alternatives to conventional indicators and existing right-angle SMT devices. These indicators are elevated 3.5 mm off the ...

Hey.<BR><BR>I just got the urge to swap out some keyboard LEDs...<BR>I grabbed an old keyboard and opened it up. It was pretty straight forward. The LED wires were soldered into the PCB. Since it was ...

Osram Opto Semiconductors was able to sink a surface-mountable infrared (IR) LED into a printed-circuit board, creating what it claims is the first the first flush-mountable version of its kind. The ...

A LED light pipe is an optical fiber or a solid transparent plastic rod for transmitting light from an LED mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to the user interface. Light pipes transmit up to 80 ...