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LED Holders - Seamus O'Leary - 10-31-2018 I'm looking for plastic LED holders that will securely hold 5 mm LEDs in a 1/8" thick solid, wooden control panel without any wiggle on either end of the LEDs. I want to snap the holders/LEDs in place through a hole drilled in the panel and wire the two poles from the panel's underside without having to hold the LED itself. I got these from All Electronics, but the holders easily pop loose from the hole. I could glue them is as I've done in the past, though I'm searching for other options now. https://www.allelectronics.com/item/hled-4/two-piece-led-clip-for-5mm-t-1-3/4/1.html I then found these on eBay that look like they'll do the job: https://www.ebay.com/itm/20Pcs-5mm-LED-Holder-Light-Lamp-Diode-Plastic-Bezel-Sleeve-Base-Holders-UE/232736624079?hash=item36302f0dcf:g:8RgAAOSwAExZmz2-:rk:48:pf:0 Will the eBay example do what I want? If not, please refer me to a style and a source for them that will. Thank you for your help and advice! RE: LED Holders - Charlie B - 10-31-2018 Just to welcome you here. I can't answer your question, but the price isn't outlandish. I hope some one else can answer your question. Charlie RE: LED Holders - ezdays - 11-01-2018 Welcome aboard, always good to meet a new friend. When we were in the electronic assembly business, we used to use two-piece LED holders to mount in panels. The larger section held the LED and snapped in the hole, then there was a retaining ring that was slid on from behind the panel that held everything secure. I'm not sure though that the ones we used were long enough to work on a 1/8" panel, but that was a long time ago and someone might make ones now that would. Good luck and let us know what you find that works.... RE: LED Holders - Seamus O'Leary - 11-01-2018 (11-01-2018, 07:10 AM)ezdays Wrote: Welcome aboard, always good to meet a new friend. Charlie and EZ, Thank you for the welcome and help with my query. I may go with chrome holders over plastic after all. TBD. RE: LED Holders - Seamus O'Leary - 11-13-2018 Charlie and EZ, I went with the 5 mm chrome bezels in the link below from Megatone_Electronics. They fit my LEDs just as I wanted, with just enough (about 1/2) showing above the tip of the holder. The ownder, Danny, was exceptionally helpful. https://www.ebay.com/itm/50-PCS-x-5mm-LED-Bezel-Holder-Chrome-Metal-Pack-of-50-USA-SELLER/301302749891?hash=item46270b1ac3:rk:1:pf:0 RE: LED Holders - ezdays - 11-13-2018 Glad they worked out. A bit classier looking than the black ones too. |