LED question

[Tracid]

I bought LEDs into my 3310. They are blue 0805 type.
The original LEDs in the phone are 3,5cm long,but these 0805 are only 2cm.
My question is:Did i become LEDs 0805?Because The original are much bigger like 0805.
Can anybody help me?

[adrianpopa]

I bought LEDs into my 3310. They are blue 0805 type.
The original LEDs in the phone are 3,5cm long,but these 0805 are only 2cm.
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Can anybody help me?
Where did you get those 2 cm long leds? :-P
What help do u need?

[HAMMER]

1206 is 3.2mm x 1.6mm
0805 is 2.0mm x 1.25mm

[Tracid]

Huh!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pardon boys!!!I´m a big stupid dumb!!!Not cm,but mm!Why was i written cm!I think now you are all laughing!
Then original are 3,2mm and my 0805 2,0.
Thanx Hammer!!But can i solder this 2mm into the wholes!Aren´t they too small?Will it be hard to solder?

[Vili]

Yes, it is possible but it´s a little bit harder that with original ones.

I have noticed that blu-tack(the blue one with which you stick papers to the wall or something) is very good help tool. Put a little ball of it on the table and the place the led´s hole over it. The blu-tack holds led down when you solder it because hole is a little bit too big.

Hope you get my point. :)

And sorry for my english...

[natnat]

no problem with that. but notice how your battery reacts to it.

[HAMMER]

try to buy 1206 leds, I couldn't solder to my phone 0805 leds...too small.

[natnat]

@hammer

0805 LED's are small but u can still solder it without any problems. thats if you dont have any hot air soldering machine. all you need to do is connect a horseshoe connector sold at all electronic shop and wrap it around the tip of you soldering iron. i have a picture of it somewhere but i havent found it.

a horseshoe connector has a "U" tip at the end. with this you will be able to heat the LED's at both sides instantaneously. get what i mean? remember not to add any lead anymore.

[natnat]

small LED's - less power
big LED's - more power

battery easily discharges but it doesnt matter anyways unless you travel a lot!

[Tracid]

Today i soldered these LEDs into my phone.It was hard,because the wholes were much bigger than the LEDs.
Blue 0805 are very good!I have transparent faceplates,so in the dark its wonderful!!
But i don´t know the voltage the LEDs working on!Will my battery stand for shorter time than with the original LEDs?

[sergo_zmeia]

natnat...size has nothing to do with consumtion.....It depends on the cristall inside....noting more than just a thechnology....
Regards!
Sergo_Zmeia

[chunkhead]

I use 0603 for all phones, including the 33xx and 62xx! Even though they are tiny, I just build a solder bridge, connect the led to it, and then finish the other side! I use small tweezers to hold the led! I also use the horseshoe technique, but I made my own from a car audio connector! The final result is the led suspended over the whole! With a bit of practice you can get this running really quick! I can do a 33xx in about 10 mins, and a full 82xx in about 4! Here's the link: http://nokiafree.org/forums/showthread.php?t=15296

[farq2]

All im saying is b carful with the voltage coz u can blow up the phone, trust me i know through practice

[chunkhead]

Who blows up phones? You'd have to be some man to be that bad with a soldering iron! A 4 year old could do it with practice! I have successfully done close to 500 phones, never blown one up, had one that wouldn't turn on, but that was solved after I found an accidental solder bridge! It's really easy! Use the tecnique I described above!