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Hi,

I have a System Blue Basic, is there a way to extend the indicator emitters to a panel on an enclosure for the Blue Basic? The older designs had the LEDs at the front of the board. Now they are in the middle.

Has anyone extended the status or indicator emitters to the front panel by way of ribbon cable or otherwise for the his System Blue Basic?

I'm wondering if there is an existing kit for the indicators I could leverage, or if I would need some kind of ribbon cable to extend the functionality out to a front facing panel?

What do you all recommend?

Thank you,

Kindly.

It’s definitely possible! Many users have extended the LEDs on System Blue Basic using ribbon cables or jumper wires with external panel-mount LEDs. There's no official kit, but it's a common DIY mod. Just be mindful of current-limiting resistors and polarity. A small perf board or custom PCB can help keep things neat.

(2025-05-06, 07:27)WonderNomad Wrote: [ -> ]It’s definitely possible! Many users have extended the LEDs on System Blue Basic using ribbon cables or jumper wires with external panel-mount LEDs. There's no official kit, but it's a common DIY mod. Just be mindful of current-limiting resistors and polarity. A small perf board or custom PCB can help keep things neat.

Thank you! Would you be willing to show how you did your mod?