Minimag and solitaire with easy Red Nichia CS LED mod

I was able to get some red Nichia CS LED's so I put them in a minimag and a mag solitaire that I had laying around.

I am surprised red lights are not more popular, they are great for late nights without killing your eyes or waking anybody up. I also like them for outdoor games at night with my kids when I need to hide from them. They are great for hunting to preserve night vision without spooking any animals as well.



solitaire on the left, minimag on the right




Here is the Red Minimag vs SMJLED minimag

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Are they both running direct drive just plugged right into the bulb socket? Is the Solitaire still running off 1xAAA?

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Marduke said:

Are they both running direct drive just plugged right into the bulb socket? Is the Solitaire still running off 1xAAA?

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They are both direct drive, The minimag are running on dead AA alkaline batteries and the solitaire is running 3 cheap LR44 button cells with a wad of aluminum foil behind it to fill the empty space of the battery tube .

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Does it require the LR44 button cells or would 1xAAA work?

And where did you get the LEDs?

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LED-holic said:

Does it require the LR44 button cells or would 1xAAA work?

And where did you get the LEDs?

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You can use any button cell you want that fits the diameter of the battery tube, it does not have to be LR44. An AAA does not work so well, the LED is very dim.

I got the LED's from Nichia

Any other source for some red Nichias?

I'm looking for a few (3-4 or so)...

gunga said:

Any other source for some red Nichias?

I'm looking for a few (3-4 or so)...

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I could not find any, so I bought from nichia.

I tried it once with a Minimag, but could never get it to work right, either the led wouldn't stay in place or it was too big for the socket, I forget which.

This is a neat mod!

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whats the Vf of red LEDs?

Crenshaw

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Crenshaw said:

whats the Vf of red LEDs?

Crenshaw

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The nichia CS is rated at 2.1 Volts with 2.5 max

here is the spec sheet on the LED

http://www.nichia.com/specification/led_lamp/NSPR510CS-E.pdf

Interesting ! :thumbsup:


But you've gotta' order 'em directly from Nichia ? ? ?


:candle:
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Burgess said:

Interesting ! :thumbsup:


But you've gotta' order 'em directly from Nichia ? ? ?


:candle:
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No, I just do not know who stocks them. These led seem to have pretty impressive specs and are only .60 cents each

http://www.ledsupply.com/l2-0-r5th20-1.php

dd61999 said:

No, I just do not know who stocks them.
These led seem to have pretty impressive specs and are only .60 cents each

http://www.ledsupply.com/l2-0-r5th20-1.php

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but then - how much to "mail them" ?

ps56k said:

but then - how much to "mail them" ?

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If you want a cheap red light you can get a 10 pack of red LED's for less than $2 with free shipping from deal extreme

LR44+wad vs. 10440... mmm :thinking:
while at the same voltage...I think the 10440 would last practically forever:thumbsup:

Illum_the_nation said:

LR44+wad vs. 10440... mmm :thinking:
while at the same voltage...I think the 10440 would last practically forever:thumbsup:

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I used button cells because that is what I had laying around the house along with the solitaire. I did not want to put any money into this light except for the LED.

Total cost of project was .89 cents

did you have to make any mod to the battery tube? I have a bunch of LR44 (AG13) batteries lying around, but they can't seem to fit into the solitaire's tube.

thank.s

horizonseeker said:

did you have to make any mod to the battery tube? I have a bunch of LR44 (AG13) batteries lying around, but they can't seem to fit into the solitaire's tube.

thank.s

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sorry I typed the wrong battery


they are LR48

also known as

Eveready 193, 309, 323, 392
Vinnic: S754, L754
Renata 16, 15
Duracell D393
Varta V393
RayoVac 393
Maxell/Toshiba SR754W, LR48
IEC SR48
Other # SG5, GP93, AG5, 393A

dd61999 said:

I could not find any, so I bought from nichia.

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Went to the site but I cant find put where to order from. Anywhere else??? Radioshack??? Target has an energizer keychain led light for about 5 bucks at the checkout and they have "nichia" LED's in it, do I need to buy one and rip out the LED???