Re: [DML] Using LED panel lights

["Jason Smith" <jake@xxxx>]

how much for you to start building these for the group?

jake

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Hershey" <dmcinfo@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 2:38 AM
Subject: [DML] Using LED panel lights


> I converted my dash panel lamps over to LEDs two years ago. Installation
is
> completely reversable. Made a tin plate that exactly matches the outline
of
> the back of the Plexiglas panel, punched big holes to clear the headlight
> and emergency switches and various small holes to clear switch shafts,
etc,
> and punched about 20 1/4 inch holes to mount LEDs scattered about for even
> lighting. Used a ring of red ones around part of the A/C temp dial, blue
> ones around the dial's blue part, and white scattered around elsewhere.
Used
> 560 ohm series resistors (I think) to drop voltage and a Radio Shack 5V
> regulator IC (drops 12-14 VDC to constant 5VDC) to feed the LEDs. Just
> removed and saved the original lamps.
>
> Effect is striking...
> Now I'm thinking a good winter project is to add 1/8" diameter flourescent
> light in the gauge cluster (above the upper light "vents" for more white
> light on the gauge faces. These are the same 6-9" or so long lamps used to
> backlight laptop computer screens. Requires an inverter module; cost about
> $5 for the lamp and $8-12 for the inverter.
>
>
>
> //Mark
>
>
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