Rheobus Extreme Fan Controller LED Mod Part 2

[ArcadePC]

Remember that when you solder you don't allow the connections to be connected with extra solder otherwise it will cause a short.

[xLiamFielding]

This looks like a lot of fun!

[KlZlR]

@trr38skyhot your welcome poor bulgarian bitch :)of course when you want you can suck my cock :)have a succesfull also saksafon days :)hahah

[WestCoastMods]

@trr38skyhot I have the Weller WESD51 which is a 50w with a temperature range between 350F- 850F. You may not need something like this as a standard soldering iron will do the job...look for something that is 35w or higher and gets hot enough for your application. The reason I like the WESD51 is that I can dial the temp in to whatever is required for a particular job.. .. you can damage the component if the temp is to high.

[madviktorr]

thumbs up for this! just one question i have.. doesn't it matter that we use red instead of blue leds, in terms of difference in voltage requirements..?

[WestCoastMods]

@madviktorr Yeah, the closer you can find red ones to the same voltage drop as the blue ones, the better off you are. I have had mine in for 2 yrs with no problem, of course overtime it will reduce the life span. You cam always change out the resistors on the controller to accommodate the red LED's, but for me I thought if the red ones burned out prematurely then I would just replace them...but so far so good.

[madviktorr]

@WestCoastMods : just one more question: where can i buy this in europe? i'm having some hard time finding a shop..

[WestCoastMods]

@madviktorr I really don't know...you can try PPC's or Frozen CPU here in the states, not sure if they ship internationally or try Amazon uk

[DragonforceX351]

so when you say that the positive is on the right and the negative is on the left, does that go for all of the leds?

[WestCoastMods]

@DragonforceX351 Yes all the LED's on the controller

[durochris]

Great video! But it is possible to remove the LED/cut dem off/break them? Will det controller still work after that?

[WestCoastMods]

@durochris Yeah you can cut them off and the controller will still work, but why would you want to do that for?

[durochris]

@WestCoastMods I don't like the LED.

[nambinhvu]

@WestCoastMods Some people don't like bright lightscomming from their computers, kinda distracting, especially if you have ADD lol I dunno, I often see complaints about bright leds lol just a guess.

[WestCoastMods]

@nambinhvu Yeah, thats probably why. It can be distracting while playing games in a dark room. It really depends where you have the PC setup at. I have mine off to the right side of me, and almost a little behind me, so it doesn't bother me at all. I have a very large "L" shape desk configuration.

[theforgottencookie96]

3 assholes were jealous and thumbed this video down -_-

[WestCoastMods]

@theforgottencookie96 No worries, I get a couple every video...I just ignore it

[theforgottencookie96]

@WestCoastMods You do a very nice job and i learned some new things to do when i sauder.

[WestCoastMods]

@theforgottencookie96 Thanks bro....glad this video is helpful

[LemonAndYoghurt]

thank you for the extra tutorial on how to solder. closeup really helps!

[LemonAndYoghurt]

PS. did you do some videos yet on how to tame casefans to lower the noise?

[WestCoastMods]

@LemonAndYoghurt There are 3 ways that come to mind...the first and to the best is use a fan controller, that way you can adjust accordingly. The 2nd is to undervolt by switching the cables around and having the 5v resist the 12v and now you get 7v...You can also cut in a toggle switch 12v or 7v Google it, there's a lot of how to's out there. The 3rd is to cut in a resistor, you will have to mess around with different resistors till you get the desired speed. But this way you only have 1 speed.

[WestCoastMods]

@LemonAndYoghurt Thanks bro, glad this vid helps.

[p8intballkid]

Hey lazyman! i got my fan controller finally....and holy Sh#& The LED's are bright! i might switch them to red and the power and hdd LED's on my HAF 932 Black....

[WestCoastMods]

@p8intballkid Sounds good

[TheChinawhite]

Hi Lazyman from the UK!

Just wanted to let u know I think your channel is awsome i find your videos very helpful so far i have managed all my cables and will be b getting my case sprayed ready for my next project as a noob modder you r helping me lots thanks for the uploads

[WestCoastMods]

@TheChinawhite Thanks bro, really appreciate your support and kind words.

[p8intballkid]

i might do this to mine since i have a haf 932 with all red fans

[WestCoastMods]

@p8intballkid Cool, it's pretty easy

Happy Modding

LazyMan

[p8intballkid]

@WestCoastMods If i cant its coming your way lol ^_^

[WestCoastMods]

@p8intballkid Just let me know.

[p8intballkid]

@WestCoastMods ok im ordering it tomorrow!

[WestCoastMods]

@p8intballkid Sounds good, order 3mm red LED's too. You will need 10 of them, but I would get 12 just in case.

[p8intballkid]

@WestCoastMods can you get em at radioshack? im sure you can....there's one right by my house so i can get some of em tomorrow

[WestCoastMods]

@p8intballkid Yeah RS should carry them.

[babydash123]

NICE !

[FlipermanRog]

Nice work you are pro or something????

[BertJundt]

Cool

[TheUltimateAddict]

Love your vids! Not only you do cool AND helpfull (you really helped me for alot of things), but you are one of the few doing it with a high quality camera. Thumbs up!

[WestCoastMods]

@TheUltimateAddict Thanks bro, appreciate your support.

[StandupH2o]

i got just one thing. if u used a finer tip would been better. ur board was starting to get dark ( Sign of burning ) lol, but @least u know what you are doing.

[WestCoastMods]

@StandupH2o Yeah, really no worries as I took a stainless steel brush and cleaned it up. They sell these little brushes just for this reason, but I actually got mine from work.

[Beans4you]

this topic would have been nice back when learning how to solder an xbox chip in 02 :D nice job

[WestCoastMods]

Did this vid bring back memories..?

Cheers

LazyMan :-)

[jeesan485]

Finally bought it. Just one question, i looked on the box it says leds are 5.0v, i only found 2.6v in radio shack, will it work?

[WestCoastMods]

These may work, but the resistors are going to be under sizes, which may cause the LED's to burn out prematurely. I would either order 5v LED's online or change out the resistors on the controller. It may be easier just to order them online and wait a few days till they arrive. Have you tried Micro Center or some other electronic store?

Hope this helps

LazyMan :-)

[jeesan485]

finally i found 5v led on frozencpu

thanx for the info by the way :-)

[WestCoastMods]

Glad you found some.

Frozen CPU is a good choice. Also there is Performance PC's, Crazy PC's and the one I use is for client builds are from SuperBriteLed. For my personal rigs I use Linrose brand, but they are a little spendy, but great quality. This is just for future reference.

Cheers

LazyMan :-)

[jeesan485]

Cool man, i'll try to get Linrose next time :-)

[WestCoastMods]

Linrose doesn't sell directly, so you will have to find a 3rd party vendor, just Google Linrose LED's.

You can find them at Fry's Electronics, if you have one near you.

[jeesan485]

I realized when you mentioned it, but thanx for the tips anyway.

[jeesan485]

Just what i was looking for before buying this.

Thanx a lot man

[WestCoastMods]

Great. I hope this vid helps you mod you controller.

[nem1908]

nice mod but after there was not the led intensity on moving up the knob

[WestCoastMods]

Yeah, I'm not sure if it was noticeable in the vid, but the LED's brightness increases/decreases as you turn the knobs.

[nem1908]

ok then nice job. last question though. i did not understand how you find out the positive and the negative poll on the circuit board. i ask you cause i want to do tha same thing..

[WestCoastMods]

After desoldering the first LED's use a 9 volt battery to test to see which side is positive and then remember which side of the board it came from. Once you know which side is positive on one the rest will all be the same.

Hope this helps

LazyMan :-)

[nem1908]

didn't think of that! thx man have a nice day!

[uberjelly]

My heart sank there when the last 2 LEDs didn't turn on at first. Glad it was all okay in the end.

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro, I two thought there was a problem too, I thought I had all the knobs turned all the way up before hooking it up to the power source. lol

[KaffeCoD4]

very very NICE MOD AND THX i have did it to mine thermlake ^^

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro!

[KaffeCoD4]

no problem ^^

[metaldrummer454]

where did you order the LED's form and how much did they cost?

[WestCoastMods]

The LEDs are Linrose brand, and I bought them at Fry's Elcetronics, but can also buy them online. just Google Linrose LED's. However thet are on the pricey side.But IMO one of the best made/quality LED's on the market. The ones I used were 3mm 10,000 mcd.

Cheers

LazyMan :-)

[CustomGamingSystems]

Your always five months ahead of me, lol nice mod my man...

[WestCoastMods]

Sorry

[JDIrie]

That was simple, quick and painless....nice work.

Keep up the good Modz(Lol).

[WestCoastMods]

@JDIrie Thanks bro!

[xiaostoryx]

you almost burn the board...

[WestCoastMods]

LOL, the board is a little more resilient than that. You can take a piece of steel wool or a mini copper brush and clean it up.

[Sharma17]

Very nice video! Each one opens doors to new ideas and possibilities, thanks alot. With your creativity; how hard do you think it might be creating/customising some cooling fans? Just a thought. Cheers : ]

[WestCoastMods]

I have a vid on painting cooling fans and in a couple days I'll have one on changing the LED's in a fan.

[abduisnotman]

Outstanding work!

I am very stunned with the amount of care and precision that you go through to make these machines. I'd think that you are flawless :p. very nice! a couple q's though...do u do orders online? or just local? I dont know if i should build my own "rig" or have someone build it with me...please give me some advice. thank you ;)

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro! I always encourage ppl to try to build their own, because if you don't try they'll never know. It's really not that hard to put components in a box, that's the easy part, but if you want to do any modifications that's where some ppl may have a little difficulty.

Maybe they don't have the proper tools, maybe they don't have the time and patience or simple just don't have the skill. So if that the case, then I am always willing to help.

I but online and local, wherever I can find it.

[ganymedeIV4]

Hey lazy man, Have you ever fooled with two lead, Phase changing LEDs? No additional circuts needed to make them color change either.

[WestCoastMods]

No I have never used phase changing LED's, might have to try them sometime.

[ganymedeIV4]

I've been fooling around with them.. i'll pm you a video.

[PolecatQCon]

The level of professional quality you maintain in these projects is outstanding. You give plain facts, no hype or boasting, during the videos and for that I must say these are the most enjoyable mod videos I've seen. I find myself searching for more of your work just to watch regardless of if I have any notion of doing said mod, lol. Thnx for taking the time to do this.

[WestCoastMods]

@PolecatQCon

Thanks bro, I really appreciate your support.

Get yourself a 6pack of beer and watch my V8 Mod series, it's a 10 part series, from start to finish.

Thanks Again

LazyMan :-)

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro, I'm just a Anal Retentive LazyMan. lol

[xxROM3000xx]

Thanks for the video. Very informative. I'm no electrical guru, but I was always told that you would need to add/remove resistors if you are changing LED colors? Thoughts?

[WestCoastMods]

First of all, just wanted to say sorry for the late reply.

Anyway you are correct, there are times when you would need to change the resistor, either higher or lower depending on the situation. But in this case, if memory serves me right, they were very close or the blue ones that I replaced with the red ones had a lower forward voltage than the red ones, meaning the blue ones required a higher resistor. So the resistor on the board should be fine. If not I'll just replace them, pretty simple.

[ilovedragons]

I DONT HAVE PATIENCE.

[WestCoastMods]

Sorry to hear that!

[latticelinux]

I remember making a digital turkey with leds and a 555 timer it was fucking sweet the tail light up in different patterns and what not. I love soldering, i solder all my pc connections, tin all my audio cables for my speakers for both the house and car. you get a much better nicer connection.

[WestCoastMods]

Sounds pretty cool, tinning will always give you a better connection.

Good Job

LazyMan :-)

[thetinman857]

great vid, what kinda camera do ya have?

[WestCoastMods]

It's the canon HF S-100, I did a quick overview vid of it. check it out if you have time.

[TylertheGeek28]

great vid, very helpful, looks a little hard, but the video will help if u get stuck

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro, looks harder than it really is. If you have any questions PM me. Also if you would like I could do it for you.

Cheers

LazyMan :-)

[PCsbyDesign]

hey lazyman,

this is a great vid.

jim 8)

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Jim!

[SirJamesDDJ]

Really helpful led changing guide.

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Bro!

[lilshadowboim]

people like u and tjharlow defiantely need some camera-men

coz wen u do some work like this, they are useful

[WestCoastMods]

Yeah, I wished I had a camera person, it sure would make things so much easier.

Thanks

LazyMan :-)

[Chujelly747]

This is actually a soldering guide heh, it helped me solder. im subbed now!!!

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Bro!

[Box0Rain]

Oh, okay. Change these LED's completely then. Thanks for correction8-D

[Box0Rain]

Thanks for reply Lazy Man. No problem w/delay as I know you have plenty of work, family and life.

Hmm, will burn out sooner. Well, I suppose these will have to do if I can't find more exact one's locally. Wasn't real thrilled w/ the blue after I bought since the whole point was to get away from that. Got me thinking about it again!!!

Thanks man.

[WestCoastMods]

Yeah, when I say sooner, I have no idea what that means in actual time. Never done test myself, just a bunch of reading. Heck they could last for years, they just will burn out before the blue ones do. You can get 3.0v LED's, I think in all colors at Super Bright LED's or Performance PC's.

Personally I would go with one color, but that's just me.

Good luck

LazyMan :-)

[IdEntityAkito]

Great Mod! I'm thinking of doing the same mod, but with a different color to go along with my theme. I know the leds are 3mm, but can you use 5mm? I can't really find the color I want. Also do i need resistors if I use either?

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro, You can use 5mm LED's, but it may be a tight fit, also standard 3mm are IMO bright enough. As far as using a resistor, I would look for LED's with the same voltage, that way you wouldn't need a resistor. There's already resistors on the controller.

Stick with LED's that have a voltage of 3.0 to 3.3 or less, then you should be fine.

LazyMan :-)

[WestCoastMods]

Hey broI need to correct myself. I meant to tell you that you should use LED's that have a voltage of 3.0 to 3.3 or higher, not lower.

If you use LED's with a lower voltage drop, than you might need to change out the resistors too on the controller.

Sorry for the wrong info

LazyMan :-)

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Again Bro! You must have seen almost all my vids by now.

Thanks so much!

LazyMan :-)

[drak0nz]

Yea i never use one too so This video is pretty helpful for me and also awsome work done here! Your really good at modding every single piece you got xD

Keep up the good work and i am looking forward to other reviews!

[avolox2]

Almost 19mins. of fancontroller-mod -- GREAT!

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro, I try to show as many steps as I can.

Some viewers may find this redundant, but for those who never picked up a soldering iron or are very inexperience, this video should help.

Thanks

LazyMan :-)

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks

Cheers

LazyMan :-)

[Zayras7]

Very cool, great tutorial yet again.

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks m8t!

[dongiea]

What size and voltage are the LED's? Anyways, love your videos!

[WestCoastMods]

They are 3mm and 3.3v I forgot to mention that in the video, my bad!

Cheers

LazyMan:-)

[dongiea]

Cool, thanks!

[Box0Rain]

Hey LazyMan, I'm going to do this mod & I had to guess at volts since I bought right away. They are 3mm but I got red/blue bi-color & it says 2.5v red, max to 3.5v blue, max forward volts. Would the 3.5v be too high and do damage? I can always chalk this up to f'up & re-buy.

Thanks in advance.

[WestCoastMods]

Sorry for the delay, been pretty busy. Anyway 3.5v will be just fine. Sometimes if the LED requires more voltage than the resistor is letting through than the LED wont light up. But in this case I think you will be fine.

I believe the LED's in the controller are 3.0v so the 3.5 blue should be fine and the red 2.5 should also be fine, they may burn out sooner than the blue ones, because they are getting a higher voltage than what is recommended.

Good Luck

LazyMan :-)

[9sectionwhip]

anyone else realize they were holding their breath to see if it'd power all the way up? lol--only vids on youtube that make me feel like it's my equipment:)

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks, I was holding my breath too. I purposely wanted to fire it up without editing the film so ppl would see that it is real easy and that the controller still worked after soldering.

When the last two didn't come on, I thought oh shit, what did I do wrong? I'm glad it was just that they were turned off. LOL

Cheers

LazyMan

[De4dSpace]

Thanks for posting a great refresher course, I haven't soldered since freshman year.

[WestCoastMods]

No problem, I hope it brought back good memories!

[burdensfallout]

Nice video, i wish i has a soldering iron like yours

mine doesn't get very hot haha

5/5!

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Bro, you can pick this Soldering Station up from Amazon. Best price I could find.

Cheers

LazyMan

[AgentHydra]

wow your a genius, nice job.... wow.

[shizdank]

5 stars!!!

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks

[rshintss]

now thats what you call a REAL MOD

BTW leave the black metal brush face plate black lol dont paint it red looks good

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro, I wasn't going to paint it red, I was thinking about putting some perforated aluminum painted red in place of the plastic cover plate.

Cheers

LazyMan

[newmodcity]

Look better now!!!

10/10

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks newmodcity!

[TheCybergeorge]

Very good informaton looks great

keep up the great vids

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Bro

[aldobu1990]

nice its hard to find does one on red :)

[R3APERvsTYETREE]

got to be the best tech channel on youtube you vids are just what the pc world needs keep up the great vids mate

Tye

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Tye, I appreciate your kind words!

[R3APERvsTYETREE]

No probs mate :)

[c4h6i2s]

could not have said it better :)

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks m8t

[DarksideShuffle]

dude just currious can it be done where when its on low the leds are blue but when its high the led's are red? that would look pretty sweet.

not very good with led's so i dont know if it can be done.

[WestCoastMods]

You can definitely buy leds that change color depending on the voltage that is applied. So by turning the knob it would cause the led to go from blue to red for example. They have fan controllers that are sold that way, buy my whole reason for this mod was to eliminate the blue light.

And anyway, my fans will probably be at 50-60% all the time, so they would always be red even if i had a multi color led.

[xXAlphaRevanXx]

Damn, yea that would be a bit of a turn off if its scratched.

[aretusukusu]

Damn dude, end result looked kickass! Sweet job.

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks bro, appreciate your comments!

[IHunger4Battle1]

Pretty sweet man!

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Bro!

[WestCoastMods]

Yeah i was thing the same thing.

Black Widow with an Evil Look..... I like that!

Thanks

LazyMan

[Ferrari0321]

You are so inspirational! Man, you have good videos. Great job, looks good. I've wanted a fan controller on my Cosmos i7, but I've always hated the fact that I couldn't find any with purple LED's. Well, now I may have another project on my hands. ; ) Thanks,

J.R. (Ferrari)

[WestCoastMods]

yeah, that sounds good, if you do mod a fan controller, post a vid response to mine.

Thanks for all your support

LazyMan

[Peetah16]

you r very skilled man great job. Hope you build turns out great

[WestCoastMods]

Thank you Peetah16!

I'm just having fun doing what I enjoy. It's really easy, and you can do it too!

[jlr6]

Thats cool looks good what is red the new thing?

[WestCoastMods]

I don't know, Red is getting kinda played out too.

[veca1987]

Nice tutorial, 5/5....

:D

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks veca1987

[isiszero]

great job as always 5/5

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks Bro. I appreciate your support!

[bmcq98]

great tutorial, thanks

[WestCoastMods]

Thank You!!

[xXAlphaRevanXx]

The plastic is nice on the front, it makes the lights illuminate better around the entire controller.

[WestCoastMods]

I'm really not to sure about that. IMO I think it looks better against the black brushed aluminum. And my plastic cover was scratched a little, brand new out of the box.

[turich1]

great video as usual lazyman!

[WestCoastMods]

Thank You turich1

[Saiyukimot]

Nice video Lazy! Great idea for a mod :)

[WestCoastMods]

Thanks

[Xezmer]

Hey man how did you figure out which was +/- on the board?

[doghairr]

If you look at the LED itself there are 2 pieces in it. One small and one large. The smaller one is connected to the positive wire and the larger one is connected to the negative wire.

[WestCoastMods]

Sorry doghairr, the large pin is positive (Anode) and the smaller of the two is the negative (Cathode)

[doghairr]

I'm not talking about the pins. He asked how to identify which side in the led has the positive and negative. In the actual bulb the smaller part is connected to the positive and the larger part is connected to the negative.

[WestCoastMods]

hehe, sorry bro, my eyes aren't good enough to look in the actual bulb. I just look at the protruding pins.

But your way would come in handy if you had to reuse a led that had already been clipped down.

Great Tip

LazyMan

[WestCoastMods]

I took one of the new LED's and held the pins up to the old LED's pins and when the new LED lite up I knew they were in the right orientation. If the light doesn't come on then they are backwards.

I hope this makes sense, I should have shown that in the vid, I will next time.

[denhoskes2208]

nice vid!!

i got the same type of screwdrivers :D Pretty expensive but good for electrician jobs :D

[WestCoastMods]

Oh, you saw my screwdrivers, didn't even know they were in the video. I love them, They are a lot cheaper than shorting out something. Well worth the money! IMO

[denhoskes2208]

yea they are, never had better quality screwdrivers!