Gauge Cluster LED Swap COMPLETE
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Gauge Cluster LED Swap COMPLETE
So I finished up the gauge swap this past weekend and finally got around to taking pictures. Unfortunately, when the LCD was out of the bike, a certain someone at my house knocked it off the counter causing it to crack and no longer function... Luckily this was a spare gauge cluster and not the one on my bike. I switched out the LED's with ones from Digikey, along with the resistors (see https://cbrforum.com/m_647966/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#649475)to make sure I get closer to the rated brightness. Once I get time, I'll switch out my real gauge with this same color combo. If anyone needsgauges without the LCD (control board and tach still work) let me know, I can part with this one now 
Here are the pictures.
Here are the pictures.
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RE: Gauge Cluster LED Swap COMPLETE
ORIGINAL: sluijs01
Nicely done! You must be quite skilled at soldering and have a pretty nice iron. What values did you decide upon for your resistors? Did you take any pics while you had it taken apart?
Nicely done! You must be quite skilled at soldering and have a pretty nice iron. What values did you decide upon for your resistors? Did you take any pics while you had it taken apart?
I will try to get some when I actually do the cluster that's on my bike. As for the resistors (size 2010 surface mount), here's how it broke down:LCD Resistors:
Single Blue LED: 620 Ohm (just reused the one already on the board originally from the double LED)
Double Blue LED: 430 Ohm
Tach Resistors:
White-Blue section: 430 Ohm
Green-Yellow section: 500 Ohm
Red-Green section: 500 Ohm
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RE: Gauge Cluster LED Swap COMPLETE
ORIGINAL: MidnightG35X
So I finished up the gauge swap this past weekend and finally got around to taking pictures. Unfortunately, when the LCD was out of the bike, a certain someone at my house knocked it off the counter causing it to crack and no longer function... Luckily this was a spare gauge cluster and not the one on my bike. I switched out the LED's with ones from Digikey, along with the resistors (see https://cbrforum.com/m_647966/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#649475)to make sure I get closer to the rated brightness. Once I get time, I'll switch out my real gauge with this same color combo. If anyone needsgauges without the LCD (control board and tach still work) let me know, I can part with this one now Here are the pictures.
So I finished up the gauge swap this past weekend and finally got around to taking pictures. Unfortunately, when the LCD was out of the bike, a certain someone at my house knocked it off the counter causing it to crack and no longer function... Luckily this was a spare gauge cluster and not the one on my bike. I switched out the LED's with ones from Digikey, along with the resistors (see https://cbrforum.com/m_647966/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#649475)to make sure I get closer to the rated brightness. Once I get time, I'll switch out my real gauge with this same color combo. If anyone needsgauges without the LCD (control board and tach still work) let me know, I can part with this one now
Here are the pictures.
Otherwise, looks good.
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RE: Gauge Cluster LED Swap COMPLETE
Luck Runs Out,
The LCD cracked (the speedometer part) when I had it unsoldered from the main gauge cluster. I bought a spare cluster so I could experiment with this mod first before I did it to the actual one on my bike. So right now, I have the original one on my bike and this spare one sitting on the couch
Axsys,
Shoot me an offer, we could discuss it.
The LCD cracked (the speedometer part) when I had it unsoldered from the main gauge cluster. I bought a spare cluster so I could experiment with this mod first before I did it to the actual one on my bike. So right now, I have the original one on my bike and this spare one sitting on the couch
Axsys,
Shoot me an offer, we could discuss it.
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