RADO.001 0 Posted May 28, 2006 just found out my m8s dad makes model railway stuff so will be able to get the leds from him (fingers croosed), but has anyone got a list of what led's ect are to need to change the ones in a C from green to red? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scarlett 0 Posted May 28, 2006 its been covered a million* times.... try the mythical search for your answer.... :wink: [/wannabe mod mode] *ok, not quiiiiiiiiiite as much as much as a million...... but close!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted May 29, 2006 LOL - well i'm not going to lock this actually as I was about to post a similar thread because I can't find anything to do with part numbers / specifications on here... (I think Dave PM'd me a while ago but i've since deleted the info) I've been playing with the LEDs again recently and all the switches use 3mm ones, for the early sunroof switch I used a CJ70 from maplins which is 12v and I deleted the resister- this one is fine and nice and bright... For the early door switches it seems easier to just cut the leds and solder new ones to them (leaving the resister in place) - I did this but the light is not really bright or dispersed enough... I've got some maplin WL32 and WL34 reds but neither seem to be up to it and I can't decide which one is brighter than the other - it's very hard to tell and the specs on the maplin site are inconsistent... Although they are mostly easy to change, it's tricky to get the postioning right, I also noticed the resister on the sunroof switch is on the neg side and on the window switches they are on the pos side... Perhaps Dave (GradeAFailure) can post a list up please of what parts are best and the difference between high bright and superbright etc... I also wonder if I need wider angled ones for the window switches as the red seems to shine thru the middle and leave the surround pink...? The other thing I did was change the lighter surround to a red (orange) seat one I found in a scrappy but then found the bulb had gone as had my old one, I decided to solder a 5mm red 12V in there (CJ63 - superbright) but this is very dim and you can only just see the difference at night when it is on... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RADO.001 0 Posted May 31, 2006 Supercharged, yea thats all that i was after too m8. a straight forward list of whitch leds ect are needed and where they go? anyone got such a list and made the swap(working to a good brightness)? :Fade-color Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted May 31, 2006 I'm sure the same thing was asked a few weeks ago and it ended up 3 pages long with links to the previous times it'd been asked, links to the CCC website how-to and a list I put up on how many of each voltage LEDs you needed and what went where... Edit: ok, it was 5 pages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bojmobile 0 Posted June 1, 2006 I have no Maplins near by and need some of these LEDS - can anyone help? Dom? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEL VR6 0 Posted June 1, 2006 I have no Maplins near by and need some of these LEDS - can anyone help? Dom? http://www.maplin.co.uk ? :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bojmobile 0 Posted June 1, 2006 http://www.maplin.co.uk ? :roll: Don't roll your eyes at me boy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RADO.001 0 Posted June 1, 2006 dinkus did you sort this one out? "I'm not 100\0ure about the mirror switch LEDs - I messed something up and blew the LEDs when I plugged it back in. That might be because they're 12v (the CCC How-to says 12v initially, then 2v later) and/or because I did something wrong." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEL VR6 0 Posted June 1, 2006 http://www.maplin.co.uk ? :roll: Don't roll your eyes at me boy! Was only pullin yer leg. Am gonna have a look for my receipt from Maplins fro when i did mine a few months back, see if i have the codes for the ones i bought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted June 4, 2006 Don't roll your eyes at me boy! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMC 0 Posted June 4, 2006 "I'm not 100\0ure about the mirror switch LEDs - I messed something up and blew the LEDs when I plugged it back in. That might be because they're 12v (the CCC How-to says 12v initially, then 2v later) and/or because I did something wrong." I've got a red illuminated mirror switch available if you're interested, RADO.001. I've done all my switches now (with the help of Gradeafailure - cheers Dave) and bought this one as a spare to work on before I did mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RADO.001 0 Posted June 4, 2006 JMC, i started changing my switchs ect over to red today, so i have no need for them but cheers for the helpfull offer m8. :thumb right: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted June 5, 2006 Sorry - wasn't around at the weekend, but still haven't had time to do any more on the C - only just had enough time to wash it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
