[W126 Coupe] Temp gauge Illumination

[Dan Landiss]

Remember that if you apply a full 12 volts to an LED it will go up in 
smoke. Either find one with a resistor pre-wired, or add a series 
resistor. 470 ohms should be about right.

on 10/29/2010 7:07 AM Dan Gardner wrote:

> Hi Guys

>

>    Thanks for the information,I will try an LED on the PC board, using 

> a meter with lights on should give polarity.Digressing I was at a car 

> show on Sunday and an SEC had the rear cover fitted under the number 

> plate it was short of the lights by 3/8" (10mm) (same as 

> mine)apparantly according to the owner they were designed for SE/SEL 

> 126models with slightly longer lights,why MB would do this seems to 

> defy logic?

>

>                                                            Kind 

> Regards Dan Gardner  1986 560SEC  Euro (220kw)

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