sdowney717
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I bought one of those off ebay but it soon failed.
I rebuilt the lamp using a Radio Shack green LED, a 1/4 watt 10k resistor on one leg and reused the diode on the other, so they are in series with the LED pilot light. I have been running it for a day now as a test and it does heat up to about 120*F. No signs of melting the plastic, I slid it out of the holder and I can hold it with my fingers.
I think this was the one, came in a 2 pack.
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30 ma max current it says.
It is either use this, or buy some neon 120v pilot lights, although I like the look of the lens I have now.
What is your opinion of these LED running on 120 vac with that resistor and diode in series with the LED?
I rebuilt the lamp using a Radio Shack green LED, a 1/4 watt 10k resistor on one leg and reused the diode on the other, so they are in series with the LED pilot light. I have been running it for a day now as a test and it does heat up to about 120*F. No signs of melting the plastic, I slid it out of the holder and I can hold it with my fingers.
I think this was the one, came in a 2 pack.
**broken link removed**
30 ma max current it says.
It is either use this, or buy some neon 120v pilot lights, although I like the look of the lens I have now.
What is your opinion of these LED running on 120 vac with that resistor and diode in series with the LED?