UPDATED Pics EVH 5150III with LEDs

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hellaboogie":km5o8e2n said:
lettmusic":km5o8e2n said:
where do you guys run the power, whether AC or DC, into?
the adhesive panel is cool. i've seen them for car interior mood lights.
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I have the 12v power supply/adapter tucked inside the head shell by the amps transformer


I have the the power cord for the 12v power supply coming out of the amp and plugged into the 3 space power strip I mounted on the back of the grill, I also swapped out the 5153s power cord for a 1 foot power cord which is also plugged into the 3 space power strip


The 12v power supply I'm using looks similar to a laptop power supply it's very thin and flat, the upside to this power supply is that it has 2 outputs so I can power a second LED strip off the adapter, which I may run a second LED strip on the front of my 4x12 cab
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Very clever, thanks for detailed pics.
 
yeti":1njidulx said:
trying to also figure out how i can get them to switch according to channel.
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It has an LED for a channel indicator, right? If you don't mind disabling it (could be tricky if it's mounted on a pc board) you could run the LED's source lead to a transistor that triggers a relay. That relay could be used to switch you lights on an independent circuit and power supply. you might not even have to disable the LED, depending on the specifics of their circuit, but just tap it's source.
 
kiff":1kvpccou said:
yeti":1kvpccou said:
trying to also figure out how i can get them to switch according to channel.
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It has an LED for a channel indicator, right? If you don't mind disabling it (could be tricky if it's mounted on a pc board) you could run the LED's source lead to a transistor that triggers a relay. That relay could be used to switch you lights on an independent circuit and power supply. you might not even have to disable the LED, depending on the specifics of their circuit, but just tap it's source.
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sweet! thanks man!
 
yeti":3smlo438 said:
kiff":3smlo438 said:
yeti":3smlo438 said:
trying to also figure out how i can get them to switch according to channel.
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It has an LED for a channel indicator, right? If you don't mind disabling it (could be tricky if it's mounted on a pc board) you could run the LED's source lead to a transistor that triggers a relay. That relay could be used to switch you lights on an independent circuit and power supply. you might not even have to disable the LED, depending on the specifics of their circuit, but just tap it's source.
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sweet! thanks man!
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no prob, do it! out of curiosity I googled free online schematic drawing and digikey has one ( http://www.digikey.com/schemeit ), pretty cool :) No clue what your skill level is on this kinda stuff but it shouldn't be -too- hard. I'm a bit rusty on all this so it might be wise to get someone that's familiar with the 5150 to help out...

L2 and L3 would be the LED strips

Assuming you can get 12v from the amp's supply, this relay should suffice:
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e ... ND/1634014

and a bc182 transistor should work (I've used those a lot for stuff I've made)

 
lettmusic":7rjjrwn1 said:
hellaboogie":7rjjrwn1 said:
lettmusic":7rjjrwn1 said:
where do you guys run the power, whether AC or DC, into?
the adhesive panel is cool. i've seen them for car interior mood lights.
Click to expand...

I have the 12v power supply/adapter tucked inside the head shell by the amps transformer


I have the the power cord for the 12v power supply coming out of the amp and plugged into the 3 space power strip I mounted on the back of the grill, I also swapped out the 5153s power cord for a 1 foot power cord which is also plugged into the 3 space power strip


The 12v power supply I'm using looks similar to a laptop power supply it's very thin and flat, the upside to this power supply is that it has 2 outputs so I can power a second LED strip off the adapter, which I may run a second LED strip on the front of my 4x12 cab
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Very clever, thanks for detailed pics.
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Your welcome, I've learned a ton from the people on Rig talk, I'm happy to share what I can when I can with my RT brothers :thumbsup: .
 
OH MAN! thanks so much....i'll be sure and dig deeper with this when i get to this point!! thanks man!
 
Man, I just plug mine into an adapter. Seems so much easier. I took a pic of them. One for the Vypyr and one for the Splawn. I handed another one I had and a spare adapter to my buddy for his Peters. Super simple.

They are the adapters you buy at any store that have the multiple plugs and a volt selector.

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The LEDs I've bought so far from Oznium.com plug into the adapter cable (need to trim a bit with a razor)


madrigal77":3p3fotra said:
Where are you guys getting the LEDs?
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www.Oznium.com
 
With the front grill off, I like how the blue LEDs interact with the orange glow of the power tubes.


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The switching supply is usually the prescribed place to tap into for permanent LED panel installations, as they're either 12 or 24vdc. I DO NOT recommend tapping into the Bias supply.
 
I like my Engl LEDs. They are just bright enough and strategically positioned behind the power tubes. I find most of the DIY LED jobs are waaay too bright. The light is uncontained and fills the room/wall/corner unnecessarily.
 
D-Rock":3z0xvw5j said:
I like my Engl LEDs. They are just bright enough and strategically positioned behind the power tubes. I find most of the DIY LED jobs are waaay too bright. The light is uncontained and fills the room/wall/corner unnecessarily.
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That's one of the things I like about the LEDs I have installed, I can see my setting and all the inputs on the amp much better in low light to dark conditions
 
Could you run those from the power that powers the lamp on the front panel instead of using a power supply? Seems like you would be able to.
 
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