Ignition barrel illumination LED

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Ignition barrel illumination LED

Post by gltease » Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:14 pm

Hi All,

Bulb went in ignition barrel, so replaced instead with and a clear 1.5v LED, as didn't have a spare
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For a 1.5v led you need around 800 ohm resistor soldered onto one of the legs, works ok I think.

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