replacing LED in 99/4a black/silver

[digdugnate]

After 36 years of valiant service, the LED power indicator in my 4A has gone kaput.

 

Here's my question for the more electronically-minded folks- is it easy to replace the LED in the console? I'm thinking all you do is desolder the old one and put the new one in its place.

 

I have a bunch of 5 mm LEDs from a project of my daughter that are 20ma, 3V-3.2V according to the package. Will these work?

 

If it is "that easy" I'll need to find someone with a soldering iron.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

[+OLD CS1]

Yes. Very.

[Pepper]

Here's my question for the more electronically-minded folks- is it easy to replace the LED in the console? I'm thinking all you do is desolder the old one and put the new one in its place.

 

I have a bunch of 5 mm LEDs from a project of my daughter that are 20ma, 3V-3.2V according to the package. Will these work?

 

If it is "that easy" I'll need to find someone with a soldering iron.

 

 

 

Yes, just make sure you get the polarity correct. At the bottom of the plastic part of the LED there is a flat. This corresponds to the the Cathode (-) lead. Make sure you place this in the same orientation as the current LED.

If you can't find a flat on the LED, you can also look inside the LED. One leg looks like a post (+) and the negative side is much bigger. You can match to the current LED.

[digdugnate]

 

 

Yes, just make sure you get the polarity correct. At the bottom of the plastic part of the LED there is a flat. This corresponds to the the Cathode (-) lead. Make sure you place this in the same orientation as the current LED.

If you can't find a flat on the LED, you can also look inside the LED. One leg looks like a post (+) and the negative side is much bigger. You can match to the current LED.

very cool info. thank you!

[+save2600]

Don't know why exactly, but the color changing LED's are very popular with console gamers today. Or super blinding bright blue... blech. A color changing LED came with a video mod I purchased for the Atari 7800 recently, figured what the heck and threw it in. Used the old Atari red LED in my Final Grom99.

 

Maybe you could get one of those super bright color changing LED's for your TI... you know, to make it a little more psychedelic. Seems to be all the rage. lol

[Shift838]

After 36 years of valiant service, the LED power indicator in my 4A has gone kaput.

 

Here's my question for the more electronically-minded folks- is it easy to replace the LED in the console? I'm thinking all you do is desolder the old one and put the new one in its place.

 

I have a bunch of 5 mm LEDs from a project of my daughter that are 20ma, 3V-3.2V according to the package. Will these work?

 

If it is "that easy" I'll need to find someone with a soldering iron.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

 

Super easy. as stated verify polarity. I used a cool bright blue in mine when i replaced them. Same ones i used to replace in my modded cards. don't have a pic of the 4A, but here is one of a FDC i did.

[+OLD CS1]

Don't know why exactly, but the color changing LED's are very popular with console gamers today. Or super blinding bright blue... blech. A color changing LED came with a video mod I purchased for the Atari 7800 recently, figured what the heck and threw it in. Used the old Atari red LED in my Final Grom99.

 

Maybe you could get one of those super bright color changing LED's for your TI... you know, to make it a little more psychedelic. Seems to be all the rage. lol

 

Yeah, those color-changing LEDs are popping up everywhere and I really dislike them. When I replace LEDs I prefer the more subdued blue ones, though in my PEB they are the brighter water-clear ones.

 

The Sega Genesis Flashback controllers come with activity indicator LEDs... bright blue ones that flash in your eyes while you play. Yeah, I will be replacing those with much dimmer ones.

[dphirschler]

Super easy to replace. I'd say the main thing to look out for is leave the leads long enough to you can bend it just right.

 

Darryl

[digdugnate]

coolness ive got some cool colors to pick from- i think the package we bought for her had orange, red, green, blue, pink, UV(!), and 'transparent'.

 

sounds like i have a project!

[Pepper]

coolness ive got some cool colors to pick from- i think the package we bought for her had orange, red, green, blue, pink, UV(!), and 'transparent'.

 

sounds like i have a project!

I happened to have a PSU that needed the LED replaced. So I made a terrible video showing the replacement. My mic was apparently not working, so there's no audio. I will add that later.

 

https://youtu.be/Ztcp4WSLvrE

[dphirschler]

Also (assuming you haven't already done the mod), check this thread.

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/228592-beige-console-power-led-mod/?hl=+led%20+mod

 

It's a beige console, but the power supplies are the same. Pretty good pics in the thread.

 

 

Darryl