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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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Exclamation LED install for the SES light...need help

So i pulled the cluster apart...soldered in an LED and resistor...but it didnt work

turning the key on produced nothing, but it would light for a split second when i was turning the key off.

im lost and i hate wiring and soldering and little things!

anyone have any ideas?
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 11:27 PM
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What color LED, what resistor, and are you sure you got the polarity right? The long one is the cathode (+).
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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had a blue LED...3.5v with a 470ohm resistor since the gauges put out 12v

i may have out it in backwards...i hate circut boards...i dont know which way its supposed to go, since i dont know which wire on the board is + and which is negative

anyhow, it didnt work, so i took it out...messed it up in the process, so its back to radio shack tomorrow to start over.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 11:59 PM
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why don't you get a plug in led dawkness...
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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cause dey be soldered to tha board buddy

gad damn gauges and ****...i need to have ricky do this for me

anyhow, all the T10 LEd's will be coming soon...i jsut wan to change the SES and odometer to blue
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