sorry... I meant 500 mV for the thermocouple output; not 500 mA
Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: Fridge burner LED

> Sorry, dying or painting LEDs doesn't help.  LEDs emit a very narrow band
> of color, and anything you put over it will simply make it dimmer -- maybe
> *much* dimmer.  The color of an LED lens is simply to make it look that
> color when it's not lit, it can't alter the color of the lighted LED in
any
> way.
>
> There are a couple or three basic ways to make that LED brighter -- 1) use
> a brighter LED; 2) increase the gain of the amplifier; 3) combine 1 and 2;
> 4) install a thermocouple with greater output.  I'm not sure yet, but I
> have a notion that some people's thermocouples are putting out more than
> others -- some folks have a display that's just as dim^H^H^Hbright as the
> other lights in the panel.
>
> The brighter LED is falling-off-a-log easy except for desoldering the old
> one -- it's electronic soldering, but at the easy end of the scale.
>
> If you want to work with the amplifier, here's the schematic:
> http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/Pilotmod_schematic.gif
>
> If you want me to modify the panel for you we can work something out.
>
> david
>
> At 08:12 6/10/2000, Joe L. wrote:
> >clothing die. I know this last works for tinting some plastics as I used
to
> >do it to simulate tinted windows on model cars I used to build. If these
> >sound worth a try I would try the thin paint wash first. If you dont like
> >what the paint does you can wash it off.  Because the die works as a
stain
> >and not a paint, depending on what kind of plastic the LED is made from,
> >that die will either go on forever or it wont go on at all. Also note
that
> >the color you end up with will be a MIXTURE of the LED color and the die
> >color. Color 1 plus color 2 makes color 3. Apply the wrong color die and
you
> >may end up with a black LED.
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
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