Yes I am definitely interested in an LED replacement for dash lights. This
is something I thought about doing too, but haven't run out of other things
yet. There may already be LEDs that have a screw type socket. Randall
pointed me at a web site but haven't looked yet.
Question: are the new high intensity LEDs any brighter than the
incandescents they would be replacing?
If the LEDs are brighter, replacing the Trafficator lamp is another
possibility. You can't see it at all in daylight.
- Hugh
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dave Massey
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 2:48 PM
> To: Nicholas Froome
> Cc: [unknown]
> Subject: Re: Gauge lighting (was little green lights)
>
>
> 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!
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