Date:         Thu, 4 Oct 2001 19:15:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: [vanagon] LEDs for idiot lghts and temp gauge
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          vanagon@yahoogroups.com
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In the Bentley electrical schematic and instrument pages it shows
that the LEDs require a resistor of 240 ohms.  The resistors are
soldered onto the blue printed circuit.  I would play around with the
resistors to see if none would get them brighter if that is what you
are seeking.

PS. those puppies are pricey if you get them from VW (like everything
else).  Radio shack has a whole plethora of assorted colors and sizes
and voltages as you may already know.

Joel
89 Syncro Westy 2.1l
Rochester NY.

--- vgonman@earthlink.net wrote:
> I currently have the dash fully disasembled. I'm installing white
> faced
> gauges and will post pics to my site when everything is done. I
> just
> thought that while I was in there I would upgrade the LEDs. Anybody
> know
> what the specs of the current LEDs are so I know what to replace
> them with
> to get them brighter? Or will any "super bright" LEDs work?
>
> Just a side note, I also installed a 7k tach from a Mk II
> golf/jetta due to
> the TiiCo install. It went in even easier than I thought it would!
>
> Sean B.
> '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy
> Torrance, CA
> HTTP://www.vgonman.com
>
>


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