Hardware Covering/masking an led.

[slaphappygamer]

I’ve got a couple of leds that are very bright. Electrical tape is good, but adhesive gets gooey. Can I use thermal paste on an led to “soften” the light? I tried elmers glue, but surprisingly enough, it didn’t do anything.

 

[raystriker]

Thermal paste?

 

[slaphappygamer]

Thermal paste?

Yeah, this stuff.

 

[raystriker]

Yeah, this stuff.

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The compounds used in those are kinda toxic, you really want it to be out in the open? Where's this led placed?

 

[slaphappygamer]

The led is on the circuit board and is covered by the housing. It’s not exposed. I just don’t know if the paste will damage the led.

 

[osaka35]

The led is on the circuit board and is covered by the housing. It’s not exposed. I just don’t know if the paste will damage the led.

I'm guessing you don't want to just snip it off? And i'm not sure, but it's probably not a good idea to goop conductive metal onto your circuit board. Personally, if I can't snip it, I'd probably use hot glue and some sort of thick plastic.

 

[Joe88]

If you get your hands on some red lithographer tape that will soften it