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microtivity IL184 5mm Assorted Clear LED w/ Resistors (6 Colors, Pack of 60)
Contains 60 LEDs of 4 kinds. (Clear Red, Clear Yellow, Clear Green, Clear Blue, Clear White and Clear Pink)Comes with 60 1/4-watt 200ohm resistors for making connections.Great for electronic and electrical experiments
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u/TheSixthDegree_ · 27 pointsr/smashbros

Sure thing! I should've taken pictures of the process... Silly me.

What you need:

  • Gamecube controller with clear back (the indigo + clear ones don't cost too much; I got one for $19 in great condition. I then swapped the indigo front with a black shell.)

  • LEDs in the colors you want (I got this pack)

  • Resistors (I used the 1/4 watt 200 ohm resistors that came with the
    LEDs)

  • A tri-wing screwdriver

  • Electrical wire (I actually used parts of an unused ribbon cable for old computer hard drives)

  • A soldering iron

    Step 1: Open the Gamecube controller. Make sure it is facing down when you take apart the shell or all the pieces will come out.

    Step 2: Take out the circuit board.

    Step 3: Near the top of the board there are six wires together that are part of the controller cord. Solder one end of a resistor where the yellow wire meets the board (on the other side, where said wires are soldered on).

    Step 4: Solder the other end of the resistor to the positive end of the LED (the longer end). I soldered both green LEDs to one resistor.

    Step 5: Solder the negative end of the LED to where the black wire meets the board.

    Step 6: Close up the controller.

    This is actually the hardest part! Don't use any more wires than you need, and don't go overboard with the number of LEDs (4 was what I did - I wouldn't recommend any more).

    For LEDs that flash when the controller rumbles, just solder the positive and negative ends of the LED to where the rumble motor is soldered on the circuit board. I didn't use a resistor for this part since the LEDs were white, but you can use them if you want.

    Hope this helped!
u/Vairminator · 1 pointr/AskElectronics

LED on the end looks like a standard LED. You can get packs cheap at Amazon, like this one, which comes with the resistors needed for voltage matching. If you want an assembly that is ready to go, you can try something like these, or these.

Edit: Learn to make something simpler and cheaper here.