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Car Forum / Porsche / Porshe 944 / September 2007clock light repair
well, my "proof of concept" worked - replaced the lamp in my daughter's 86 NA clock with a high brightness LED and a 470 ohm series resistor - it all fit into the original bulb base - I ground the 'lens" off the front of the LED and angled it towards the plastic light guide (the outer edge of the clock if you haven't taken one of these clocks apart), and it works great - and now I'll never have to change that )(&_)(* bulb again. So, if anyone want's to copy, I've told you everything you need to know above - but, a question to the group - do you think there is a market for a LED replacement bulb, for say $10? I could make them at that price for resale....  Signaturebill to email me, to to my web page, www.wbnoble.com and find my email or unscramble the following by removing spaces and correcting the obvious spelling errors wil lia m_b_n obl e at msn daught com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Thanks for the posting and info. I wouldn't expect to see more than a half dozen to a dozen sales a year, personally, and only if you continually pushed/advertised. This is one of those, "if/when I'm in there, I may as well do it right" type of purchases, rather than a , "cool, I must get one and install it right away" type of things. Myself, I'd be interested - but only when the current clock bulb burns out. I haven't looked in a while but I believe the incandescent bulb and holder is in the $3-$7 range? So, I would likely pay a little extra and not have to worry about it for a long while. A big help would be instructions with pictures, for those of us who are a bit slow. > well, my "proof of concept" worked - replaced the lamp in my daughter's 86 > NA clock with a high brightness LED and a 470 ohm series resistor - it all [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com ya know, I thought about taking photos as I was getting ready to do the job, then I got the parts out and did it and forgot - now I'd have to take the bulb out of the car, so as they say, "no way" but if you want to DIY - you need the parts I identified, or to make it easier, get a 12 v "resistor LED" - you can find them on the web - just remove bulb, carefully disassemble holder and solder parts, bend LED to about 45 deg angle, file lens (oh, and make sure it's pointing the right way, it will only light in one orientation once installed) if you want me to make you one, here's a deal - order a batch of a dozen or so 12V resistor LEDs - I could give you a link - and send me a dead bulb, I'll make up one and send it back and keep the remaining LEDs as my outrageous profit - > Thanks for the posting and info. > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >> -- >> Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > ya know, I thought about taking photos as I was getting ready to do the job, > then I got the parts out and did it and forgot - now I'd have to take the > bulb out of the car, so as they say, "no way" <minor snippage> > if you want me to make you one, here's a deal - order a batch of a dozen or > so 12V resistor LEDs - I could give you a link - and send me a dead bulb, > I'll make up one and send it back and keep the remaining LEDs as my > outrageous profit Y'know, i might just take you up on that - _after_ my bulb next burns out :-) Or next time I happen to be pulling the dash anyway (I know I can get the bulb out through the glove box, but I'm to lazy to do it if I don't absolutely need to) If you had this up about a year ago, I may have done it... my clock worked but had no light. Replacing it with and LED was on my "to do" list. Then one day, for no apparent reason, it lit up! and has been working fine since. |
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