Wow, sometimes our boats are more different than you would think. We have what I thought was the standard panel setup, which came with little neon indicator lights in a flat-top diffuser. Some of them were missing the diffuser and a couple were broken, so I replaced the whole works with LED's from Paneltronics. They were the cheapest by far and had both 12V and 110V LED's available in suitable colours. < http://paneltronics.com/PartsComponents.asp?op=Indicator+Lights+SubCategoryAll >
http://members.shaw.ca/ptarmiganshift/images/IMG_1803.jpg You can see that unless you get the LED's perfectly aligned they will appear to be slightly different brightnesses at different viewing angles. Because the LED's are slightly small for the holes I bedded them in silicone from the back, using the little silver trim rings to stop them from pulling through. In this picture the 12V ones have been replaced but the 110V lamps are original. USA listers can order them directly from Paneltronics but Canucks are supposed to go through the Canadian distributor. Forget it, he's a fool. There aren't a lot of businesspeople who I will call a "lying idiot" in a response email, he's the first. Order them direct and have them shipped to a friend in the USA who will send them on. Thanks to Alan Bergen for that. On 20 April 2013 17:33, Graham Collins <cnclistforw...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I believe C&C used a couple of variations on panel lighting. > > Mine has a circuit board on each panel section, the board has a quantity > of 8 LEDs mounted to it and resistors to step the voltage down, this board > is stuck to the panel with double sided tape and the LEDs poke through > holes in the panel (with plastic inserts in the holes). On mine a couple > of LEDs had failed, I have replaced them with LEDs from Radio Shack. The > problem with these is that unless you replace them all you will end up with > different light intensities - which is what I have. Doesn't bug me much, > but a bit. > > There are also LEDs in plastic inserts, with wires attached. The ones > Blue Sea sells are an example of that, but there are a zillion > possibilities. The blue sea ones are smaller diameter inserts than C&C > used, so if that is your route you will have to look for a larger diameter > LED such as Ken identified. > > Also note, LEDs do not work at 12 volts, they run at significantly lower > voltages - 1.5 to 2 volts often. So for them to work in this case they > have to have built in some sort of resistor to cut the voltage down. In > the case of my panel that is what the resistors on the circuit board are > for. I've seen panels where a resistor is installed to the wire lead off > of a panel insert, and covered in shrink tubing. And some LEDs have it > built into them. > > If you can navigate the filters I would bet you can find the LED you need > at Digikey, cheaper than most sources. > > http://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?FV=fff40008%2Cfff80280&vendor=0&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ptm=0&fid=0&quantity=0&PV37=1 > > Graham Collins > Secret Plans > C&C 35-III #11 > > On 2013-04-20 6:58 PM, Ken Heaton wrote: > > Have a look at these, they come in two sizes. I haven't tried them but > they look about right. > > LED Indicator Lights > > Use these small LED indicator lights in your custom dash insert for turn > signals, high beams, > > or power indicators. > > They are available in two sizes and four colors. 5/32" round LEDs mount in > 0.156" hole. > > 1/4" round LEDs mount in a 0.250" hole. Choose red, green, amber, or blue > colors. > > https://www.detroitspeed.com/productsall/120901-leds.html > Ken H > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo > Albumhttp://www.cncphotoalbum.comcnc-l...@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
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