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Title: Dash LED's
Post by: Jimmy Filth on 23 January 2011, 18:07

I know this has been discussed a million times, but I can't find the answer to my particular question...

So, I've bought a load of 3mm LEDs to go into the switches on the dash/door and roof switches.  I've taken the switches apart and installed the LED's, but when I put them in the car they blew.  They're 12v LEDs and was told that I wouldn't need resistors in them. 

I take it I was misinformed and I in fact I do need resistors, but how the hell do I git a resistor in?  Tjhe switches are very tight and I can't see how I would go about it......

Title: Re: Dash LED's
Post by: sharki786 on 24 January 2011, 10:22

i had same prob with some red & blue leds, the blue leds needed resistors but the red didnt then i got some super bright red leds and they needed the resistors.

Title: Re: Dash LED's
Post by: Jimmy Filth on 24 January 2011, 10:27

hmmmm.  I may need to buy resistors then, they worked for about 0.01 of a second.  I'm not really sure how i'm going to fit resistors in there thoug...

Title: Re: Dash LED's
Post by: sharki786 on 24 January 2011, 17:48

ok, on a led you got 2 legs the longer leg is + short leg is - the resistor will only go 1 way. hope that helps.

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=7078889 (http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=7078889) i think this was the resistor that i used and the gold stripe was used on the led + side and yellow strip side was used to the wire.

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=retrieveTfg&binCount=7325&Nty=1&Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&Ntk=I18NAll&Ne=4294957561&Nr=AND%28avl%3auk%2csearchDiscon_uk%3aN%29&N=4294611873&Ntt=resistor (http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=retrieveTfg&binCount=7325&Nty=1&Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&Ntk=I18NAll&Ne=4294957561&Nr=AND%28avl%3auk%2csearchDiscon_uk%3aN%29&N=4294611873&Ntt=resistor) these are all of the resistors ring them up and they should be able to help you alot more.

Title: Re: Dash LED's
Post by: Walkerboy on 30 January 2011, 19:18

kells is the best for things like this if your still having probs dude

Title: Re: Dash LED's
Post by: Jimmy Filth on 30 January 2011, 20:04

I've overcome most of the problems through bliss and ignorance. The only issue I'm having at the minute is how damn fiddle certain bloody switches are. Haha

Title: Re: Dash LED's
Post by: Len on 31 January 2011, 12:58

Quote from: Walkerboy on 30 January 2011, 19:18

kells is the best for things like this if your still having probs dude

F17BAD now! :wink: