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    multiple LED experiment

    hey guys for my water cooling build i want to try something a little different.
    i thought that instead of dye or colored tubing i would invest in some leds and have 2 sets of colours green and orange.

    The way i want to set it up is :
    2x leds (1 green 1 orange) in reservoir
    2x leds 9one green and one orange) installed in pre drilled holes in each corner of every fan
    2x leds in acrylic waterblock (1 green one orange)

    The problem Ive come across is i want to be able to turn them on and off in unison preferably with some sort of fan controller/switch.

    So you get the idea, one day i feel like orange lighting so i turn on all the orange leds and vice versa.

    Do any of you guys know of a way to do this? Ive looked at buying leds but to get them pre wired is pretty pricey considering need 19 leds of each color.

    i could pull apart a led strip but i don't know if they support the 5mm leds i plan on using and if they can be plugged in to a controller or switch seeing as most of them use 4 pin molex connections.

    if anyone has a led strip could you please tell me what size leds (3mm 5mm or something smaller)are installed?

    let me know if you have any idea what im talking about lol
    thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by makavelijm View Post
    hey guys for my water cooling build i want to try something a little different.
    i thought that instead of dye or colored tubing i would invest in some leds and have 2 sets of colours green and orange.

    The way i want to set it up is :
    2x leds (1 green 1 orange) in reservoir
    2x leds 9one green and one orange) installed in pre drilled holes in each corner of every fan
    2x leds in acrylic waterblock (1 green one orange)

    The problem Ive come across is i want to be able to turn them on and off in unison preferably with some sort of fan controller/switch.

    So you get the idea, one day i feel like orange lighting so i turn on all the orange leds and vice versa.

    Do any of you guys know of a way to do this? Ive looked at buying leds but to get them pre wired is pretty pricey considering need 19 leds of each color.

    i could pull apart a led strip but i don't know if they support the 5mm leds i plan on using and if they can be plugged in to a controller or switch seeing as most of them use 4 pin molex connections.

    if anyone has a led strip could you please tell me what size leds (3mm 5mm or something smaller)are installed?

    let me know if you have any idea what im talking about lol
    thanks
    Here is a ON/OFF molex switch or you can use dual color leds 2 colors in one and use a rocker 3 way switch one side for one color or other side for next and off in middle position etc.. Here are some prewired leds all you need is to buy molex on off switch above or bay ON/OFF switch here
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    Quote Originally Posted by makavelijm View Post
    hey guys for my water cooling build i want to try something a little different.
    i thought that instead of dye or colored tubing i would invest in some leds and have 2 sets of colours green and orange.

    The way i want to set it up is :
    2x leds (1 green 1 orange) in reservoir
    2x leds 9one green and one orange) installed in pre drilled holes in each corner of every fan
    2x leds in acrylic waterblock (1 green one orange)

    The problem Ive come across is i want to be able to turn them on and off in unison preferably with some sort of fan controller/switch.

    So you get the idea, one day i feel like orange lighting so i turn on all the orange leds and vice versa.

    Do any of you guys know of a way to do this? Ive looked at buying leds but to get them pre wired is pretty pricey considering need 19 leds of each color.

    i could pull apart a led strip but i don't know if they support the 5mm leds i plan on using and if they can be plugged in to a controller or switch seeing as most of them use 4 pin molex connections.

    if anyone has a led strip could you please tell me what size leds (3mm 5mm or something smaller)are installed?

    let me know if you have any idea what im talking about lol
    thanks
    You can use something like this one ?

    https://www1.elfa.se/data1/wwwroot/a...-211407_en.pdf
    https://www1.elfa.se/data1/wwwroot/a...CK_data_en.pdf
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    OMG, just what I was looking for! Thanks WL . Now to find a potmeter to hook up to that. You got any suggestions perhaps?
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    So if you get the black version of that, it comes without any LEDs and you can pick and choose your own and there's a switch that turns all the LEDs on and off? That's pretty legit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alexandr0s View Post
    OMG, just what I was looking for! Thanks WL . Now to find a potmeter to hook up to that. You got any suggestions perhaps?
    I'm not positive but this looks like it would work.
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    so hey do you think i can swap the prewired leds for 5mm ones? i think they are 3mm stock standard.would i need a resistor or anything like that?

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