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Fixing annoying blue standby lights

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Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights

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Post by chrismorgan »

dessant wrote: post #3

LightDims solved the problem of bright and blinking status LEDs in our home, they sell sticker sheets in various colors that dim or completely block the light: https://www.lightdims.com/store.htm

Or just use some mostly-opaque tape, such as masking tape or brown cellulose tape (which is what I remember using on one obnoxious external hard drive many years ago) and add more layers to dim it.

Or use a black permanent marker.

A great many households will already have one or the other of these already.

But I presume that none of these would particularly serve the purpose of the article, allowing infrared signals to pass through. Can’t say I’ve encountered the combination of a bright LED and infrared receiver, myself.

Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights

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Post by dessant »

chrismorgan wrote: post #4
dessant wrote: post #3

LightDims solved the problem of bright and blinking status LEDs in our home, they sell sticker sheets in various colors that dim or completely block the light: https://www.lightdims.com/store.htm

Or just use some mostly-opaque tape, such as masking tape or brown cellulose tape (which is what I remember using on one obnoxious external hard drive many years ago) and add more layers to dim it. Or use a black permanent marker. A great many households will already have one or the other of these already. But I presume that none of these would particularly serve the purpose of the article, allowing infrared signals…

Of course, but these are thinner and prettier because of the pre-cut shapes.

Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights

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Post by rcarmo »

chrismorgan wrote: post #4
dessant wrote: post #3

LightDims solved the problem of bright and blinking status LEDs in our home, they sell sticker sheets in various colors that dim or completely block the light: https://www.lightdims.com/store.htm

Or just use some mostly-opaque tape, such as masking tape or brown cellulose tape (which is what I remember using on one obnoxious external hard drive many years ago) and add more layers to dim it. Or use a black permanent marker. A great many households will already have one or the other of these already. But I presume that none of these would particularly serve the purpose of the article, allowing infrared signals…

I just use the marker. It's been the best solution all around, especially since you can either dim or fully obscure the LEDs.
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