Replacing micro instrument lights with LEDs?

"Mark G." wrote:
>
> Good afternoon.
>
> I need to replace various micro-sized light bulbs in my radio and CD
> player (1991 Accord.) The Honda dealer wants about five bucks each for
> them; these bulbs are tough to source elsewhere.
>
> It occurs to me that they could perhaps be replaced with LEDs. Has anyone
> else here done that successfully?
>

Have you tried the electronics suppliers such as http://www.digikey.com/ ?

Eric
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"Mark G." wrote in


> Good afternoon.
>
> I need to replace various micro-sized light bulbs in my radio and CD
> player (1991 Accord.) The Honda dealer wants about five bucks each for
> them; these bulbs are tough to source elsewhere.
>
> It occurs to me that they could perhaps be replaced with LEDs. Has
> anyone else here done that successfully?
>
> Thanks
> -Mark
>
>

some of those "grain of wheat" bulbs are the size of a piece of rice and
few if any LEDs are that small,and then you have to add a resistor to limit
current. red LEDs drop about 1.8v,white LEDs drop ~3.5v,amber LEDs
IIRC,~2.2V. Current runs around 15-20ma,MAX.
3mm LEDs -might- fit,*if you have the space*. Also,LEDs emit axially,not
radially,so the LED has to stand up,not lay on it's side like lamps are
often mounted.

some surface mount LEDs might work,too.

This is definitely a project where you have to know what you're doing.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
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On Jul 24, 2:59 pm, "Mark G." wrote:
> Good afternoon.
>
> I need to replace various micro-sized light bulbs in my radio and CD player
> (1991 Accord.) The Honda dealer wants about five bucks each for them; these
> bulbs are tough to source elsewhere.
>
> It occurs to me that they could perhaps be replaced with LEDs. Has anyone
> else here done that successfully?
>
> Thanks
> -Mark


Check out http://autolumination.com/
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wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2:59 pm, "Mark G." wrote:
>> Good afternoon.
>>
>> I need to replace various micro-sized light bulbs in my radio and CD player
>> (1991 Accord.) The Honda dealer wants about five bucks each for them; these
>> bulbs are tough to source elsewhere.
>>
>> It occurs to me that they could perhaps be replaced with LEDs. Has anyone
>> else here done that successfully?
>>
>> Thanks
>> -Mark
>
>
> Check out http://autolumination.com/
>
cool!
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