Undergrad How to change the color of an LED?

[Jackie1]

I wish that was a piece of plastic or a filter I could just stick ontop of the blue display to change it to green. I know I'm dreaming.

 

[sophiecentaur]

I wish that was a piece of plastic or a filter I could just stick ontop of the blue display to change it to green. I know I'm dreaming.

Look through a green bottle to make sure that you are only dreaming. If you see a green display then a plastic filter will work. If not, the LEDs in the device are not suitable. But you just have to try.

 

[DaveC426913]

I'm getting more and more curious. Why does it need to be green?

 

[gneill]

I'm getting more and more curious. Why does it need to be green?

What? Who doesn't like green?

I imagine it's to match the other displays in the vehicle.

 

[sophiecentaur]

I'm getting more and more curious. Why does it need to be green?

Authenticity, I reckon. Same as the colours of paint used on renovated vehicles. Plus, white / blue are not very restful colours when driving at night. In many ways, green is fave Dave.

 

[DaveC426913]

Ah. I was assuming it was a bedside clock.

 

[Jackie1]

I see. This is the "LED backlight module" intended to reduce light losses of LED. It can still work with discrete LED, although with complications. You need to:
1) Cut the existing LED clear from diffusor plate using knife or heavy-duty nail cutter.
2) Either use "right angle" packaged LED, or bend leads of your LED to look sideways into diffusor panel
3) Connect LED lens and diffusor plate with a drop of transparent acrylic or silicone adhesive (recommended)

Well trurle super helped me and I sent my led to him and he fixed it. Yes, I shipped it to him in Japan. No one could do this here in the USA that I could find and if I did it myself it would have been destroyed. Here’s a pic but I will get better ones later. Thank you trurle!