Okay, due to my issues here .. http://www.rdtiburon.com/index.php?showtop...=0&#entry206405
I've decided to just replace the activation lights in my switches with LEDs.
I plan on doing this tomorrow.
Since I've never done any LED work before, I was wondering if a few of you could help me out..
1) first off, how do I situate and keep the LED inside in its spot? for the stock bulb there's a little holder that you turn with a flathead.
2) what size would be best for this particular light (i was thinking maybe a 3mm or smaller? i'm only doing them on these two and don't want it to look weird with the rest of them being stock)
3) what ohm resistor?

 

3mm led will be easiest and there is no reason to use a 5mm one.

use a ~600(approx), quarter watt resistor. you will have to break the circuit and solder it inline.

you can wrap the led legs around that bulb holder. its tough, but it will work. i just solder the legs onto the contacts directly, but that might be a little tough if you havent done much solder work.

you know leds have to have current flowing across in a particular way, right?

 

http://www.rdtiburon.com/index.php?showtopic=14086

 

I was simply going to hook a power wire and ground wire to the led and run it to the same circuit as my haloz. This way, I'll use the switch how I can get it to work (without the activation light but with the haloz) and just stick an led in the activation light spot.

Basically, if I had two red 3mm LEDs that would fit in that little hole and had a + and - wire coming off of them, so all I had to do is screw it in the hole and give it a +12v and a ground....I'd be set.
I just want a little direction on how to make one of those^, my soldering and shrinking abilities aren't lacking, I've just never done anything with LEDs before.

 

sometimes all it takes is for you to switch power and ground. if the light is activating and you arent' getting power, then you're probly applying ground across the switch. you should switch it so ground is on the other side of the lamp.