Author Topic: Are the green LEDs on the Aeon in the wrong place?  (Read 1108 times)

Offline CaptKirk

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NOTE: Before anyone misinterprets my intent here: this is an opinion topic, not a demand or request to change ANYTHING or to take up any of RJ's important time.  This is posted to "the porch", not the Aeon area for a reason- it is purely a discussion topic- a topic of interest to me and maybe others .


I was very tempted to get in on the Aeon Coop but I was brought up short by a concern.  It seems to me that the green LEDs that indicate minutes and seconds should be on the OUTSIDE of the numbers not inside the red hour hand indicators.  On a normal (flawed) analog clock, the second and minute hands are longer than the hour hands (which is not very logical if you try to explain that to a youngster learning to read an analog clock).  Granted the way RJ designed it, it IS more logical, but it is contrary to standard customs.  The red LEDs are beautifully placed, the green ones buck standard convention.

I was curious about that- was it:
a. We like it that way
b. We were trying to buck common trends,
c. it was easier to lay out that way
d. That is how the green LEDS layed out right next to each other and not have space between them.
e. We never noticed or thought of that before
f. none of the above.
g. All of the above.   ;-)

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« Last Edit: February 09, 2011, by CaptKirk »
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Re: Are the green LEDs on the Aeon in the wrong place?
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2011, »
H. You need the Red to be on the hour to see the hour better.

 I looked at my Aeon running, the current placement of the LED's makes sense. 
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Offline CaptKirk

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Re: Are the green LEDs on the Aeon in the wrong place?
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2011, »
I agree the RED leds are right on- I was wondering if the green loop should be on the outside of the numbers, not inside the red loop,

I'll bet the green LED placement translates better in person than on the videos.  So your answer would be "a"...   ;D
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Offline batdive

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Re: Are the green LEDs on the Aeon in the wrong place?
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2011, »
Since RJ is going RGB I cant wait to see the RGB version of the Aeon with full programmable colors for Hours/ Mins/Secs.

(Bat gets pinched and wakes up now).


I like my Aeon, wish I had more cash for another, I did think about swapping out the green/red for blue/yellow or another combo.


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Re: Are the green LEDs on the Aeon in the wrong place?
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2011, »
As always it is an opinion.  I have had nothing but compliments on it from everyone. In fact I have been asked by non diyers to have them made for them.


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Offline CaptKirk

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Re: Are the green LEDs on the Aeon in the wrong place?
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2011, »
That sounds like an answer of "g" all of the above.   <yk..

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