Nunchuck Backlight
Written by eipromb on April 22, 2008 – 2:06 pm -This is re-write of Finch’s Nunchuck LED mod. This mod adds a backlight to the joystick on the Nunchuck attachment. Its very simple to perform and should take roughly 30 minutes. It does have one downfall though, as shown this mod does not include a limiting resistor, so just as with the Easy A Button Backlight Mod, battery life on the attached wiimote will be decreased.
What you’ll need:
A Triwing Screwdriver
Nunchuck Attachment
3mm LED in the colour of your choice
1/8″ Heatshrink Tubing
Soldering Iron and Solder
Desoldering braid
Step 1:
Start by removing the two triwing screws located on the bottom side of the Nunchuck attachment.
Step 2:
Once the screws are removed, lift the upper housing off the base starting from where the cable exits the Nunchuck.
Step 3:
The main PCB of the Nunchuck can be removed simple by lifting up. Note the two test points this mod will use.
Step 4:
To prepare the LED, use the heatshrink tubing on the legs of the LED as shown. You can also see how I formed the leads to give roughly a 1/4″ spacing between them.
Step 5:
The LED is then soldered onto the two test points. Red is the anode (+), and black is the cathode (-).
Step 6:
Before reassembling, test the Nunchuck to make sure your mod works. Re-assemble following steps 1-3 in reverse order.
Tags: backlight, mod, nunchuck
Posted in Mods |
May 21st, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Hey, does this -significantly- decrease battery life? I mean how much drain are we talking about here? Thanks for a great writeup, the final picture looks pretty slick
May 29th, 2008 at 2:06 am
what do you mean the plus and minus on the nunchuck I dont see thatI just a bunch of letters and numbers
May 30th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Can we use 5mm LED instead of 3mm?
July 14th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
From the many LED mods I’ve done to the Firehawk (850+ LEDs) and Hayabusa (850+ LEDs), I’d recommend grinding the head of the LED flat. This will dispurse the light more evenly and give it a more uniform look.
August 5th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Ok, so i was just wondering does the led light ever burn out, if so how would i change it with a new light and when im not using the controller is the light still on or is the light off
please could you get back to me, cant wait to start modding
Regards,
Martin
September 18th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Hello wiimote mods, I did this mod, but the LED didn’t fit when I putted the nun back together, there was like a thing around the stick. Can you show me a pic of the upper part of the case of the nun, or a pic of the nun WITH the stick (like the thing for your thumb)?
(Sorry for my bad english!)
-Delpee
December 16th, 2008 at 12:35 am
test your LED before you solder..
DUR
May 11th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Amal: i did my own mod and i used 5mm LED that i bought off Dealextream.com (seriosly cheap baught 30 for like 6 dollars) anyways yeah the only downlise is you cant put the LEDs under the joystick. they have to be to the side and you have to cut a small space off the top cap. SO YES YOU CAN DO THIS just requires like 5% extra work but its basicly the same thing.
happy modding
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