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Subject: Re: Bi-color red/green LEDs: Disk II read/write????
Date: 17 Mar 98 23:17:47 GMT
Organization: University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
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>A store is clearing out bi-color LEDs red/green. These LEDs have three
>wires: black (negative), red (red +), green (green +).
>I want to add the bi-color LED to my Disk II drives, so that it will glow
>GREEN for READ, and RED for WRITE. I already have an AE 3.5" 800K drive
>that does this, and it looks nice. This will be a third enhancement to
>Disk II --- "Super Bugg-Drive."
>First, what value of resistor should be added? The ad says these are 2
>volt LEDs, and that 20 milliamps should flow through the LED.
>Will the 20 milliamps affect the read/write performance of the drive in
>any way?
>Not sure where in the analog board to connect the LEDs. Could I attach
>the black lead to a ground point, then touch various analog card points
>while the disk is reading vs. writing?
>Will other components be needed besides the bi-color LED and its padding
>resistors?
>Would it be simpler to just reconnect the red LED to a point on the analog
>board, and then to install a second separate LED to denote WRITE?
I have been looking through my copy of Apple's DOS manual with the circuit
diagram of the Disk ][ analog card and Jim Sather's Inside the Apple II and
think it can be done.
Apple II Computer Technical Information : Apple II Family Hardware Info
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