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Offline Wayne

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Instrument lighting resistor help needed.
« on: 25 July 2012, 15:47 »
My Stack boost gauge is a little bright at night, does anyone know where I can source a resistor please and if fitted will it dim it down a little.
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Offline pickles

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Re: Instrument lighting resistor help needed.
« Reply #1 on: 26 July 2012, 10:44 »
i have mine wired into my dimmer switch which obv allows it to be dimmed.
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Re: Instrument lighting resistor help needed.
« Reply #2 on: 26 July 2012, 13:38 »
Quote from: pickles on 26 July 2012, 10:44
i have mine wired into my dimmer switch which obv allows it to be dimmed.

We tried that at the weekend but because it has a led type bulb it will not dim very much.
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Re: Instrument lighting resistor help needed.
« Reply #3 on: 26 July 2012, 13:58 »
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Re: Instrument lighting resistor help needed.
« Reply #4 on: 29 July 2012, 03:52 »
trial and error  really with things like that.

id proably start with a 1K resistor  and if to dim drop to 500 ohms  or 2x 1k restors in parralel if still to bright put 2 in series.

or pwm drive it but that takes more effort
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