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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - For David D the speedo light

David, this is what I use to illuminate the Bike compooter!

The LED is resisted using parts and values Will recommended many moons ago when we were discussing fitting LEDs into instruments instead of the dull bulbs that nature intended. I just bought a bunch at Maplins and built them into the screw ends of my bulbs, resistor and LED together inside a package insulated with shrink wrap. This is a spare one which I didnt get around to fitting into a screw base and when I fitted the speedo I used it wired off the panel light circuit, and fixed into the Rover SD1 pump pick-up pipe.

This is then glued (super-ly) on top of the cover to shine and give the LCD a non backlit light source.

The speedo is visible through the spokes of the steering wheel whenever I am feeling insecure about cameras and passers by!


Bill

And this is the lamp in its package of shrink wrap

sorry it is a crap picture but you can make out the slim dimensions of it, no thicker really than the insulation on the supply wire.


Bill

Thanks, Bill! Now I have to get around to rigging one up for mine...
David "simultaneously procrastinating on 16 projects" Lieb
David Lieb

I have been rooting about and discovered that the rubber tube isn't the Rover tank tube either

Now I'm wondering where it was from...
Bill

Try 1500 inlet manifold to return pipe...
pt no 154149
Should be about right.
;o)
Bob T

quite posssible Bob


but how in the name of all that's thingy did I end up with it?

:-)
Bill

This thread was discussed between 23/03/2008 and 24/03/2008

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