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post Sep 23, 2013 - 7:31 PM
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So after one side of my gauge had no lights I went and replaced them with blue LED's (these ones http://www.jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID...p;form=KEYWORD). They worked fine for a while but now the middle and right one are flickering which is really annoying and distracting tonight. Does anyone know why this might be happening I would be very thankful smile.gif


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post Sep 23, 2013 - 9:10 PM
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Do what I do and buy a pack of 100 LED's from China for like $3 and make all the bulbs yourself. Then whatever resistors you need are easily gotten from your nearest Radio Shack. Better, cheaper, and the pride of doing it yourself and saving a good chunk of change. Celebrate your savings with a case of lager. tongue.gif


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post Sep 24, 2013 - 2:11 AM
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QUOTE (Box @ Sep 23, 2013 - 10:10 PM) *
Do what I do and buy a pack of 100 LED's from China for like $3 and make all the bulbs yourself. Then whatever resistors you need are easily gotten from your nearest Radio Shack. Better, cheaper, and the pride of doing it yourself and saving a good chunk of change. Celebrate your savings with a case of lager. tongue.gif

Instead of using resistors, use a good quality voltage regulator. This will let the LEDs have exactly the needed voltage all the time. These are more expensive than bulk resistors though.


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