Veteran's 3rd "THE ULTIMATE CUSTOM BUILD"

[VeteranGamer]

Hy what Typ of LEDs are you useing?
Do i Need to add something on the Skript ?
Best regards

they are 2mm lighthouse (style) led
(i used a 2mm drill bit for the holes, and they fit perfectly)





a link has been provided on the first page (but you should be able to google it for a local supplier)


you dont need to add anything to a script/config....

i wired mine directly to the additional LED points already provided on the Generic PSU
(you will/might have to add resistors, based on the LED you buy... this info should be provided with the LED)





i only wired one LED for the charging status, which was the charging indicator LED....
once its charged it turns off, thats good enough for me....


another thing i did was to actually remove the existing LED from the Generic PSU (i also removed the one on the Sound card as well)....
because i used a White case/shell....
the colour/brightness of the LED bleeds through....
some may like this, but i didnt like the look of LEDs flashy or lighting up through the build


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[erik_gee]

Hy what Typ of LEDs are you useing?
Do i Need to add something on the Skript ?
Best regards

they are 2mm lighthouse (style) led
(i used a 2mm drill bit for the holes, and they fit perfectly)





a link has been provided on the first page (but you should be able to google it for a local supplier)


you dont need to add anything to a script/config....

i wired mine directly to the additional LED points already provided on the Generic PSU
(you will/might have to add resistors, based on the LED you buy... this info should be provided with the LED)





i only wired one LED for the charging status, which was the charging indicator LED....
once its charged it turns off, thats good enough for me....


another thing i did was to actually remove the existing LED from the Generic PSU (i also removed the one on the Sound card as well)....
because i used a White case/shell....
the colour/brightness of the LED bleeds through....
some may like this, but i didnt like the look of LEDs flashy or lighting up through the build


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Just to add a little more information to this, as I had to learn the hard way. If anyone plans to use a bi-color led, be sure to use a common anode and not a common cathode. The LEDs share the same power and use switching grounds. I had a fat stack of common cathodes as I use them more commonly and had to order common anode. Also, the led pins provide roughly 2v. This is fine for almost all red LEDs, as they tend to power on 2-2.2v, but many green LEDs run in 3-3.2v so make sure to read the descriptions on your leds before you buy them to ensure they will work on 2v. Bi color LEDs will give you the voltage range for each color separately

[Codemaster123]

anyone do this
please show

[VeteranGamer]

anyone do this
please show

not yet.....
(will have it up and running this weekend, will update once done)

but a good installation explanation/guide can be found here.....
https://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... =60#p53623


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[Sendoushi]

I'm deciding on the components for my build. Which board are you using for the lcd? Is it straight forward? I'm a newbie.

[VeteranGamer]

I'm deciding on the components for my build. Which board are you using for the lcd? Is it straight forward? I'm a newbie.

if this is your first build....

then you can either go for the screen i used in this build (but you need to be comfortable/confident in your soldering)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-2-inc ... 0.0.5PDXi9

which will need to be paired with one of these boards.....
(first choice) https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/zUNmnlLF
(alternative) https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/HMNIMwZV

Guide for setting up the screen can be found here.....
https://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2312

i didnt actually use either of these boards, but its the same principal (this is how i did it).....
https://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 581#p46581


or

if your slightly unsure about all the soldering thats involved....
then i would recommend the Gearbest 3.5" screen (works out of the box on 5V)
(ignore the backup camera monitors, that may require modifications... the Gearbest is better quality)
https://www.gearbest.com/development-bo ... fQQAvD_BwE


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[Sendoushi]

I'm deciding on the components for my build. Which board are you using for the lcd? Is it straight forward? I'm a newbie.

if this is your first build....

then you can either go for the screen i used in this build (but you need to be comfortable/confident in your soldering)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-2-inc ... 0.0.5PDXi9

which will need to be paired with one of these boards.....
(first choice) https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/zUNmnlLF
(alternative) https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/HMNIMwZV

Guide for setting up the screen can be found here.....
https://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2312

i didnt actually use either of these boards, but its the same principal (this is how i did it).....
https://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... 581#p46581


or

if your slightly unsure about all the soldering thats involved....
then i would recommend the Gearbest 3.5" screen (works out of the box on 5V)
(ignore the backup camera monitors, that may require modifications... the Gearbest is better quality)
https://www.gearbest.com/development-bo ... fQQAvD_BwE


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Great! Thanks!

Gearbest seems less hassle, also the price is basically the same maybe even cheaper. Is there any strong disadvantage in using one of those instead of the "baremetal" solutions? Or maybe the other way around, which are the advantages of Gearbest (it seems to have more components and such)?

[tinkerBOY]

Hi VeteranGamer,

Really great work on what you've done here! I just learned it from wermy's spotlight post. Congrats! I think it's the best build so far!

[Shocke]

Hi VeteranGamer,

Great build! Any chance of posting stl files for the mounts of the shoulder buttons in the screw holes?

[Kepsilonz]

Hi VeteranGamer,

Great build! Any chance of posting stl files for the mounts of the shoulder buttons in the screw holes?

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