LED Holders
#1
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...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-H...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!
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#2
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
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#3
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....
Don (ezdays) Day
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founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
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#4
(11-01-2018, 07:10 AM)ezdays Wrote: 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....

Charlie and EZ,

Thank you for the welcome and help with my query.  I may go with chrome holders over plastic after all.  TBD.
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#5
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-LE...:rk:1:pf:0
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#6
Glad they worked out. A bit classier looking than the black ones too. Thumbsup
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
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