hi all, has anyone opened up their precious Sub37? i am really keen to change the 16x preset LEDs from the standard yellow like the rest of the lights on the front to a red LED. just wandering if the LEDs are surface mount ones or part of the buttons or if they are just standard mini LEDs that can be swapped out? anyone been daring enough to void their warranty and open their Sub37 up yet?
LEDs are all individual surface-mount parts, easy enough to swap if you have the right tools to work on SMD. They are 0805 size, I think.
Displays are not as simple to swap out as LEDs; you’d need to do some research to find out what was a compatible part, responded to the firmware the same, etc.
DemonDan modded his display by putting a piece of colored gel over it, the kind that gets used for theatre/stage lighting. He said it looks pretty nifty.
de-soldering and re-soldering SMD led chips are …not easy. I can do it, but i can screw it up easily too. i will have to really think about this…i want to do it so badly tho! just seeing a different color LED on stage for the patch change buttons will make it easier to reach for them in the dark, as well as it looking totally cool. I just want RED. hmmmm
hi egg…i did see your comment i thought it was in relation to making the display backlight a different color. Generally primary colors dont like being changed to other primarys with gels. but its probably worth a shot before option B of desoldering is undertaken