--- In nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com, "foolish_smart_guy"
<foolish_smart_guy@y...> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure what voltage the red LED inside the NES is rated at. I'd
> assume +5v because that's pretty standard for circuits with ICs. The
> blue LED I put in is rated at +6v. So, running +5v into it should be
> fine. There could be amperage issues. I guess it's possible that the
> new LED could be trying to pull too much juice, but I doubt it.
>
> I've had my NES since around 1990, and it's got tons of hours on it.
> So, dirty contacts and general wear and tear are probably issues,
> too. In any case, I disabled the lockout chip on the NES and now
> everything works fine. Actually, I'd say everything works great.
> Disabling the chips is probably the single greatest thing you can do
> to a Nintendo.
>

i changed my LED from red to green, I removed the LED put the
voltmeter on the two terminals and came up with 5.06 volts replaced
the LED with a green one and it works fine no problems.