Sorry to say Phil,
All of the LEDs are gone.
Mike
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Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit
salad.
> On Feb 8, 2014, at 6:52 AM, Phil Sussman <psussman@pactor.com> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I know it's been over a year, but I've been reviewing my emails.
> Do you happen to have any of those red LEDs left?
>
> Thanks,
>
> de Phil - N8PS
>
> -----
>
> Quoting Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com>:
>
>> It's a easy as eating pancakes!
>>
>> I'd suggest a T-1 LED. they're the smaller of the normal T 1 3/4.
>>
>>
>> Like a diode, an LED is polarity sensitive, it will only light when
>> connected correctly.
>>
>> decide where on the front panel you want the led to go, the smaller T-1 I
>> think would look the best.
>>
>> using a scrap piece of pcb material, metal, or whatever you have, and use
>> that as a practice piece. You want a hole that the led will JUST barely push
>> into to.
>>
>> when you have the right size, mask off the front of the 320, mark the spot
>> with a marker and then gently tap in a punch tip to make a small dimple,
>> keeps the drill from walking.
>>
>> when the hole is in, get a black magic marker and mark the inside of the
>> hole and the edges, then push the led into the hole
>>
>> place the led into the hole so the leads are side by side and not up and
>> down.
>>
>>
>>
>> as small, and I mean small, drop of super glue will hold the led in place
>>
>> you'll notice that the led has one lead longer than the other. that longer
>> lead is the POSITIVE side the led.
>>
>> Now, you need a 1K resistor. clip the both leads back on the resistor to
>> about 3/8 of an inch. Pretin both resistors leads and the longer lead of the
>> LED.
>>
>>
>> Using a just a small amount of solder, solder one end of the resistor to the
>> long lead of the LED.
>>
>> Now, with some small gauge wire, say 24 or 26 solder a wire from the short
>> lead to the nearest ground connection.
>>
>> slip a piece of heat shrink tubing or insulating tubing (tape will work,
>> too) around the resistor and the connections to the led. You don't want
>> either lead to touch.
>>
>> (If I were doing this, I'd cut both resistors leads to about 1/4 inch, and
>> then solder the wires. But if you've never worked with one before, then
>> leave the leads long.)
>>
>> solder a wire from the free end of the resistor to the power switch.
>>
>> Choose the lug on the power switch that has a wire going to the pcb. Solder
>> the wire from the resistor to that lug.
>>
>> apply power and flip the switch.
>>
>> Enjoy your power LED
>>
>>
>> Mike, wb8vge
>>
>> Ohhh, if you don't have a few red led T-1 in hand, let me know and I'll send
>> you some----free!
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Sep 29, 2012, at 4:23 AM, Richards wrote:
>>>
>>> Greetings TenTec Mavens -
>>>
>>> I would like to add a pilot light to the front panel of my TenTec RX-320D.
>>> I have SOME home brewing skills... having built several kits, including a
>>> few TT receiver kits, and having designed some small project circuits on my
>>> own. My experience suggests doing this is not as easy as merely soldering
>>> a LED into the circuit, and sticking it through a hole in the front panel.
>>>
>>> But how hard IS it? I cannot find any articles where this modification is
>>> described. Any clues where I should start? Any tips?
>>>
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