Date:         Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:31:55 -0800
Reply-To:     Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      more on LED illumination
Comments: cc: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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Very nice! But why not just use some 400 grit sandpaper and lightly sand
the LED? No more "beam pattern".

Gary

Alistair Bell  <albell@SHAW.CA> schreibt,

>
> I, as many of us, have led lights in the instrument cluster. They work =
> ok, could b better, but the digital clock is the worst. The LED beam =
> pattern does not work well with the light pipes in the clock. This guy =
> found the same problem and has solved it. Mind you it does take some =
> soldering.
>
> http://www.bluejens.de/blauuhr.html
>
> (in German)
>
> alistair
>
>

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