For those interested,
I have some photos of how to do this at:
http://rubatoguy.home.mindspring.com/led.html

Todd
'88 Westy

Tom Moritz wrote:

> Charles,
>
> You don't need to remove the fridge to replace the LED.  All you need to do
> is temporarily remove the camper indicator light circuit board.  We have a
> '90 Westy but I don't think it is any different.  If you remove the two
> screws, one on each side of the indicator panel, you should be able to pull
> the cover plate off, and then pull the circuit board and a black plastic
> housing forward out of the cabinet unit.  Disconnect the multipoint
> electrical connector so you can take the circuit board to your work bench.
>
> To replace the LED, use a soldering iron and some desoldering braid to
> disconnect the old red LED.  Make sure you are removing the correct LED!
> It's easy to get confused when you flip the board over.  Try not to
> overheat the board because the trace will delaminate.  Also note to which
> side the LED notch should face and don't loose the little white spacer that
> is between the LED and the board.
>
> To install the new LED, slip the spacer over the new LED leads, orient the
> LED so the notch is correctly oriented and feed the leads through the holes
> in the circuit board where the old LED was.  If the hole is not clear use
> the soldering iron and desoldering braid to clean them up.  Now solder the
> leads in place and clip the excess lead flush.
>
> Reassemble the indicator panel in reverse and test your work by lighting
> the fridge.  If it doesn't work check to make sure you have a good solder
> joint with good electrical contact and that the polarity on the LED is
> correct.  Less likely problems are a bad LED.  LEDs will fail if overheated
> and blue LEDs will be damaged by static electricity so don't be pettin' the
> cat when you're doing this work!
>
> Good luck,
>
> Tom Moritz
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> Date:    Wed, 19 Sep 2001 23:52:03 -0700
> From:    Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
> Subject: Re: info on the fridge
>
> Mark,
>
> *snip*
>
> I like the idea of replacing the green light with blue or another color,
> but I'm not about to pull the fridge out again to do it.  Does anyone know
> if there's a way to get at the circuit board without pulling the whole
> unit?  I haven't been able to get the stove apart.
>
> Charles
> '85 Westy
>
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