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<blockquote data-quote="dbornotdb" data-source="post: 1553589" data-attributes="member: 554715"><p><span style="color: Blue">I have come up with a new idea for my gauges when I get around to building my new dash. It will be behind metallized film and plexy and not visable until light is applied behind it.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Initial test have proven this will work, but I used a drop light for the test in my shop and they can be bright.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">I was gonna use small white neon tubes, but could get better results from LEDs I think. Only I don't know them all that well.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">So my question is this......</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">1) What LEDs are best for this application?</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">2) How do you wire all the LEDs together for 12 volts?</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">3) I will control them with a switch and not wired to the vehicles light switch or dimmer. Will I need a relay also?</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Here are some links to some LEDs I was looking at. If you have favorites, post them please.</span></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.xoxide.com/5mm23vwhled.html" target="_blank">http://www.xoxide.com/5mm23vwhled.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.oksolar.com/led/1-White_led.htm" target="_blank">http://www.oksolar.com/led/1-White_led.htm</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.lsdiodes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1&amp;zenid=57ab46c7721da50f35e066c2655f9cc6" target="_blank">http://www.lsdiodes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1&amp;zenid=57ab46c7721da50f35e066c2655f9cc6</a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: blue">Req, MetalMaxima, Ramos..... some of the other names I forget, whats your opinions?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dbornotdb, post: 1553589, member: 554715"] [COLOR=Blue]I have come up with a new idea for my gauges when I get around to building my new dash. It will be behind metallized film and plexy and not visable until light is applied behind it.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]Initial test have proven this will work, but I used a drop light for the test in my shop and they can be bright.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]I was gonna use small white neon tubes, but could get better results from LEDs I think. Only I don't know them all that well.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue] [/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]So my question is this......[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue] [/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]1) What LEDs are best for this application?[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]2) How do you wire all the LEDs together for 12 volts?[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]3) I will control them with a switch and not wired to the vehicles light switch or dimmer. Will I need a relay also?[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue] [/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue] [/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]Here are some links to some LEDs I was looking at. If you have favorites, post them please.[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.xoxide.com/5mm23vwhled.html"]http://www.xoxide.com/5mm23vwhled.html[/URL] [URL="http://www.oksolar.com/led/1-White_led.htm"]http://www.oksolar.com/led/1-White_led.htm[/URL] [URL="http://www.lsdiodes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=57ab46c7721da50f35e066c2655f9cc6"]http://www.lsdiodes.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=57ab46c7721da50f35e066c2655f9cc6[/URL] [COLOR=blue]Req, MetalMaxima, Ramos..... some of the other names I forget, whats your opinions?[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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