There are a number of ways to efficiently and elegantly limit an LED’s brightness, but [Tommy] found that using a light pipe or diffuser can integrate better with a device, especially when the device ...

A LED light pipe is an optical fiber or a solid transparent plastic rod for transmitting light from an LED mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to the user interface. Light pipes transmit up to 80 ...

Meeting IP68 requirements, Elma’s LED light pipes are waterproof and come in a wide range of options. Standard shapes are available as well as customized versions ...

Powell Electronics is stocking a pair of light pipe design kits from Bivar. Each kit includes a selection of Bivar’s most popular light pipes: Panel Press-Fit kit (right) is has rigid light-pipes up ...

You’d think that something made out of glass and epoxy would transmit a decent amount of light. Unfortunately for [Jeremy Ruhland], it turns out that FR4 is not great light pipe material, at least in ...