tstar

Knowing him... he made em!

Tom did you get my fix above for testing the Radio Display board?

Tim

tstar

Have it read "Black to Black and Red to the other wire!"

Damn I'm funny!

Tim

nascar57

I did note that post! I have a couple spare radio's [cassette units] that I need to move.Time to get back to the radio stuff again! I've got all the plugs that connect the radio just havent played with them.
Anyone need a new led radio w/cassette ???

mtndv8

Tom,
You have a pm.
Aloha,
Michael

tstar

OK sorry this is so late in coming. After some research and ordering here's what I've come up with so far;

Normal LED on the Left, Radio Shack LED in the middle and a "Warm White" LED on the Right!





As I thought the yellower LED creates a whiter appearence on the buttons. I learned about the Radio Shack LED P/N 276-0017 in a Flashlight Forum of all places!

Tim

mtndv8

I'm seeing an answer to my rainbow question...?

tstar

NO!

homewrecker

Great thread TStar and company. I would do some stuff you mentioned, but I'm scared stupid!

tstar

Aloha!!! Or rather almost Melekalikimaka!!!!

Thanx for the kudos! You'd be very surprised at how much of this you CAN in fact do yourself!!!! Whatever you're iffy on I can do for you...

Tim

0TheRadioFlyer97

*hang loose*

I think the warm white looks awesome.
Tstar: what are the specs on those bulbs? (forward voltage, current?)

Regarding my interior LED install the other day, I will be installing 10 ohm 1/2w resistors after losing my passenger foot well lights when i opened the door with the car running this morning. Cold weather boosts my voltage from a normal 13.8 to 14.4 and it blew those LEDs. Fortunately, the others appear to be fine.

mtndv8

I like the different shades of blue together. Makes me wonder how the radio would look with the different shades used for different button/function groups.

good stuff...

Mele Kalikimaka, all!!

tstar

I got the Warm White LEDs from www.c-leds.com, here's the specs;
13,000 mcd (Yeah I know!!!!!!)
operating voltage - 3.2 - 3.4 volts
Max Current - 30mA

How many did you need???

Tim

tstar

Hmmm Yeah this brings up some interestng possibilities, there's already alot you can do with varying the resistance values and now this!

Tim

nascar57

I like the center one best! What mcd rating are those from radio shack??I've never been able to find strong leds at the store near me.I've got these color changing leds that I might play with in an old hvac unit.Talk about colors! I think it would look wild but dont know if I would want it in my car!

tstar

I'm not sure Tom, I got a tip on em in a flashlight Forum although they weren't as incadescent looking as they indicated. You could probably research em on the net here.... hell hang on;

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=3060980''

7000 mcd, not too bad

Tim

MyVetteDream

I'm just gonna say... I can hardly wait to get mine!

Tim's work is awesome!

I remember soldering those dag gone resistors and LED's in my garage a few years ago --- but Tim and George have made this art now.

tstar

Well thanx for the Kudos... but honestly RadioFlyer is the artist around here!!!!

Tim

tstar

Here's an example of what I strive to do... even lighting among ALL the components;



This is accomplished in alot of different ways, resistor values, Different mcd ratings, varying the distance of the LEDs to the "target" ect...

Tim

mtndv8

Tim,

So what did you end up using in the door switches?

Michael

tstar

I used the same LEDs as in the HVAC and Radio with 470 Ohm resistors, I don't really think the mcd rating matters as match as getting them all to look even. As you cans see I've never been able to get the "Door Locks" on the Driver's switch perfect... but in reality you can't really notice it with your eyes.

The trick on the Door switches is varying the depth of the LED and the angle for each LED location, Trial and error... I use an LED hooked up to a Battery to find the optimum position for each location. I then solder the LED/resistor directly unto the PCBs.

Tim