Message text written by Nicholas Froome
>>The biggest thing that helped night time viewing was fitting up halogen
>>light bulbs.
>
>Has anyone tried white LEDs for this application? They're probably not
very
>cheap, but you shouldn't have any fail before the next major restoration
in
>2043...
>
>You could probably make up a little mould to cast them into a plug of
clear
>epoxy to fit the bulb opening at the back of the gauge. That'd be neat...
>
If there's much interest, this is within the range of my capabilities.
Feed back?
>Using the part listed below you'd need a voltage dropper - but maybe there
>are 12 - 15 V LEDs available? There 5 mm LEDs are $5 each, probably less
in
>quantity
A 2 cent resistor usually suffices.
>
>http://www.mcmelectronics.com/Home/level_5.jhtml?PRODID=12825&SKUID=
12070
>
>If you wanted to be cute you could pack a green and an orange LED in there
>as well, loom them to a dimmer and then have switchable instrument colour
>lighting!
I love it! And a random generator that will pick a random colour each time
the lights are switched on!
Cheers, Dave
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