Fixed my HVAC backlight, but....
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From: So Cal CA
Fixed my HVAC backlight, but....
Finally got around to touching up the HVAC display with the soldering gun. Display looks great and normal now. Since the display was dead I never paid attention to it, but now I realize some of the buttons and ***** are out. Now I'm 99% sure they were out before I went at it with the solder, so I don't believe it was a product of that. It's just I never cared because I had no reason to look at a black display.
Can these lights be replaced? If so how? Part number for bulb? Will provide picture when I can, phone crashes every time I try to upload.
Can these lights be replaced? If so how? Part number for bulb? Will provide picture when I can, phone crashes every time I try to upload.
Melting Slicks
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From: Brea CA
All of the lamps behind the buttons can be replace. They are soldered in. Here is a link to the description of the lamp.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#1505k414/=e7c5hm
These can be purchase at just about any electronic parts store.
Gary
http://www.mcmaster.com/#1505k414/=e7c5hm
These can be purchase at just about any electronic parts store.
Gary
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I may take you to task for that. May as well replace all to led if I have to replace most anyhow. Is there a part number for an led conversion? Is it as simple as just soldering an led?
Melting Slicks
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Here is the definitive thread on converting the interior lighting in a C5 to LED, https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...od-thread.html
The recommendation in this thread for the HVAC is to use 5mm LEDs. I prefer to use 3mm LEDs. The following is what I recommend:
14 Warm White 3mm LEDs
14 560 ohm .25 Watt (This is the proper value. Most sites do not account properly for the operating voltage of the car. They all assume 12v when in reality under running conditions it is 13.5 to 14.1 in normal conditions.)
This is one of the good places to get the LEDs, https://www.oznium.com/led
Here is the link to the needed resistors.
https://www.oznium.com/resistors
I would get a few extra LEDs and resistors just in case.
Gary
The recommendation in this thread for the HVAC is to use 5mm LEDs. I prefer to use 3mm LEDs. The following is what I recommend:
14 Warm White 3mm LEDs
14 560 ohm .25 Watt (This is the proper value. Most sites do not account properly for the operating voltage of the car. They all assume 12v when in reality under running conditions it is 13.5 to 14.1 in normal conditions.)
This is one of the good places to get the LEDs, https://www.oznium.com/led
Here is the link to the needed resistors.
https://www.oznium.com/resistors
I would get a few extra LEDs and resistors just in case.
Gary
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