[Tigers] Instrument illumination

[Smit, Theo]

Mark,
I've made up a couple of test bulbs using 3 or 6 high-brightness white
LEDs, and this turned out to give significantly improved light with much
less heating of the instrument. I built a one-of back-board for the tach
that had an array of 6 LEDs and it was also very good. However, neither
of these solutions is easy, and the tach one specifically is not
'plug-in'. The LEDs also cost me about a buck each even in a significant
quantity.

The cool thing, though, is that it made the instruments bright enough
that a dimmer would be a useful option.
I put a page about it (at least the first round) up on TigersUnited.com,

http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/SmitInstLED/SmitInstLED.asp
Since then I built up the ring-around-the-tach board (just as a
prototype) and I have pictures of it somewhere... I just have to find
it.

Theo

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Sent: April 4, 2008 1:51 PM
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Subject: [Tigers] Instrument illumination

Has  anyone come up with an easy solution for improving the 2w  that
come
with standard instrument bulbs?  I searched through the archives  and
found much
discussion on the subject, but didn't see to find a simple "plug  in'
solution.