Turn off modwheel light on the select series

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Is it possible to switch off the modwheel light on the select series? It’s a bit too bright for my sensible eyes, and i would even unplug a cable in my voyager if this would help.

Any suggestions?

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I don’t know about the Voyager, but the Little Phatty’s LED power is normally provided by a ribbon cable that cannot be removed. But it CAN be cut. And soldered onto the +5 volt terminals on the main board. Of course, that’s just me. :laughing: Anyway, if I were you, I’d get permission from the factory so the warranty isn’t voided. :wink: e-mail Amos at moogmusic[dot]c0m; see what he says. Good luck! :mrgreen:

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I don’t know exactly if you can open the LHC panel and unplug any cables (certianly don’t cut any…VOLTOR) without it negating the pitch and mod wheel function.

I do think that someone on here awhile back said something about being able to turn down a trimmer to dim them…but I can’t say for sure and Id wait for someone like Amos to chime in.

Eric

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I said myself not to cut any cables. That’s just what I had to do to get my wheel lights working, because the blue LED’s that I used had a higher current draw than the stock lights. :laughing: I am sure that EricK is correct on the dimmer pot…but like we both said…get Amos’ opinion first. :wink:

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When I was troubleshooting my Voyager when the keyboard scanner died, I had the left hand side of the keyboard opened up, and I remember noticing that the LEDs were soldered directly to the PC board, with power being supplied by traces on the board. If you’re handy with a soldering iron, you might be able to cut one of the traces feeding each LED, solder leads to each cut trace, and install a DPDT on/off switch. Can’t say what it will do to your warranty, however. Also, if the voltage drop of those LEDs is factored into a voltage divider into another part of the circuit, turning off the LEDs might change a voltage value at a different part of the circuit that otherwise shouldn’t be changed. The voltage drop of a blue LED can be better than 4.5 volts, so be careful!

That all being said, I wouldn’t do anything without running it by Amos first.

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So that makes it unanimous! Talk to Amos before doing anything that might harm your Voyager. :mrgreen: