metarog Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Well since recent topics have talked about the a/v and joystick mods I figured why not talk about the Power LED mod and round out the mod trinity. This is very easy to do and just requires an LED, some wire, solder and soldering iron. I found a bunch of red copper wire in the garage and took the LEDs out of some dead PS2 controllers. I then soldered the end of the LEDs to the wire and the other end to the two points you see in the pics. I just tested voltage on my multimeter until I got 5volts with the console on and it worked great. I then snaked the LED to the back grill and taped it down so you can see it from above. You can drill a hole and have the LED more prominent but I didn't want to mutilate the console. I have tested this for several hours and see no issues. Let me know if you did one differently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrestsmith Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I found five volts on the board like you did, but I did drill a hole in the case. Forrest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 That looks great Forrest! I was thinking of putting it somewhere else since it is hard to see with the Voice module on. Perhaps somewhere to the left of the keyboard... I'll probably give it a shot after the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrestsmith Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 yea.... that's the problem with mine. After I did it I realized that if I ever get the voice its in the wrong spot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) But it looks more authentic IMO to have the power LED here. You could always mod your Voice to have it's own LED; if Magnavox had LED on their systems, it's likely what would have happened. Edited December 18, 2016 by CatPix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Good idea on modding the Voice module.... it must get 5 volts to power the speaker although an LED might leech too much of the power. If I run across another cheap Voice then I'll give it a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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