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Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Ok I want to run leds behind my guage cluster but I know that the lights behind there are going to be to much to run leds Here is the specs for the leds.

3.7 volts
20mA
2600mcd not sure what that is

What I want to know is how do I get the voltage down to that level and amperage?
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:18 PM
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hook three up in series rice boy :P
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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Yeah then I have halleys comet behind my cluster. thats too bright.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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radioshack is your freind.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:41 PM
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Yeah radioshack would be if retards didn't work at mine. Can I borrow yours?
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Resistors! Weee!

I had the same idea recently, stock DX cluster is dim as ----, havn't pulled it apart yet though. I'm way too lazy at the moment to figure out what current the stock cluster lights work on, but I'm fairly certain that getting LED's to work is only a few inline resistors away, you won't be able to adjust brightness tho.
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 05:20 PM
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12v LEDs from radio shack, how hard is that?
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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^^^ that was my next answer
Old Dec 30, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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didn't know they made them in 12 volt. expensive? Well what I was thinking since I posted this was that make a sub harness that has on wire coming from a power source (light switch) and run them in parralle so that the voltage stays the same. That way I don't have to hack up the gauge cluster. I just have to find out what voltage is coming off of there.
Old Dec 31, 2005 | 12:12 AM
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how hard is it to use a resistor... seirously.
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