LED for compass

[patriceboivin]

Is it possible to replace the backlight for the compass with an LED?

I replaced the inclinometer and voltage meter lights with white T10 LEDs, but the compass is another matter: The light is inside the compass' casing.

I didn't try to open the casing, not sure how to do that and I didn't want to risk breaking the compass since it works.

The compass won't see any changes for the foreseeable future, unless someone has done this before.

[Big-Bird]

I have a loose compass/tempurature display from the bezel frame I modified. I have been wanting to mount it in where digital clock resides.....if it will fit that is.

I will open it up and take pics so you know what you are dealing with. I suspect the lights, if any, will be soldered in place to the circuit board.

[Big-Bird]

Opened up my spare temperature display and then realized you said compass which is on the ceiling on the Super Exceed. Because the compass is already LED I suspect the light cant be changed...like the one in the temp. display.

At anyrate if anyone is interested in what's inside the temp display heres some images. And there is a light in the display but its hard wired and bonded in the glass (my screwdriver is pointing to it).

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[patriceboivin]

thank you... I will leave it alone I think

[Diver]

Compass on the ceiling? On my Super Exceed it's in the dash binnacle. Yes, it has a bulb that you can change, it's mounted in the back in a bulb holder which you undo by turning a quarter turn with a flat screwdriver. The standard bulb has a little green condom on it to give the colour, but you can bin that and mount an LED with not much effort. I went with blue

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[Big-Bird]

Well that's a new one for me. It. Didn't know the binnacle came with 2 different digital displays. The one I opened was in/out temperature only.

Pat: if you have the dual display type that Diver showed you should go back into your gauge and see where that removable bulb is.