LED dimming - CanalSat

The CanalSat decoder does not have a brightness setting for its on/off indicator.

Moreover, this indicator is thin and has few sockets for attaching a cover.

Nevertheless, this is possible, but only if the part is very precisely printed.

Your printer must be capable of maintaining an accuracy of around 1/100 mm in relation to the model file.

I'll explain below how best to do this.

In the end, the part stands on its own when perfectly printed.

I incorporated two different levels of transparency on the piece, the arc of the circle is more attenuated than the small vertical segment.

These levels of transparency are obtained with opaque filaments due to the low printing thicknesses.

If you use a basic translucent filament, attenuation will obviously be lower.

For my part, I used a Navy Blue ABS filament to be consistent with the other LEDs on my hifi equipment.

And of course, if you're having trouble adjusting the part so that it stands on its own, you can always use a small dot of glue to fix it in place.

Once this part is in place, you'll need to switch your decoder on and off with the remote control, as the part encloses the entire indicator and no longer allows it to be moved back and forth.

If you wish to switch on and off by hand, remove and replace the part.

If not, let me know and I'll make you a model with less wall height, but you'll be obliged to glue it on.

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The CanalSat decoder does not have a brightness adjustment for its on/off indicator.

On the other hand, this light is thin and has little socket to fix a cover.

It is nevertheless possible but on the condition of printing the part in a very precise way.

Your printer must be able to hold a precision of the order of 1/100 mm compared to the model file.

I'll explain how to do it later.

In the end, the piece stands on its own when it is perfectly printed.

I integrated two different levels of transparency on the part, the arc of a circle is more attenuated than the small vertical segment.

These levels of transparency are obtained with opaque filaments due to the low printing thicknesses.

If you use a basic translucent filament, the attenuation will obviously be less.

For my part, I used a Navy blue ABS filament to be homogeneous with the other lights of my hifi devices.

And of course if you have trouble adjusting the piece so that it stands alone, you still have the solution of putting a small dot of glue to fix it.

Once this part is in place, you will have to turn your decoder on and off with the remote control, because the part encloses the entire indicator and no longer allows it to be moved back and forth.

If you want to be able to turn on and off by hand, remove and replace the part.

Otherwise tell me and I will make you a model with less wall height but you will have to glue it.

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