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Originally Posted by jerrysc99
Hi Darkie3495, i'm just cusrious, is there suppose to be more to instructions for HVAC and Switches? Also how did you get the led into the resister? Does the Led have holes where you can just simply slide the wires into it? In your comment "Now you put the resistor on one side and a solid core wire on the other side and just wrap the ends around" I'm guessing you wrap the wires after you put in the leds? Please clarify. thanks.
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I didn't include those steps intially. Here is a bit more detail after you take the bulb out of the bulb holder:
1. After you remove the bulb from the bulb holder, you can see that the holder has 2 holes in the center.
2. Thread the resistor through the top and one of the holes.
3. With the end of the resistor sticking out of the bottom, wrap the wire around one end of the holder the same way the original bulb did (there are channels to help this process)
4. clip the excess wire after you wrap.
5. repeat steps 2-4 for the solid core wire.
6. resistor and solid core wire are now exposed on the top of the bulb holder - Picture 5 above
7. position the bulb holder with the exposed leads in the helping hands or something similiar.
8. position the LED in the other helping hand at a 45degree angle to the exposed bulb holder leads so the positive end of the LED is touching the resistor lead and the negative is touching the solid core wire.
9. solder both sides.
10. clip the excess (last pic above).
Hopefully that answers your question. i wrapped the wire and resistor first because it makes it easier to solder the led to both leads when they are stuck in the holder.
One thing i think i forgot to mention is that the bulb holder for the HVAC that are much taller than the switch holders need to be hollowed out a bit for this to work. the theory is still the same, but you just have to take the extra step. I'll try and take a picture of the bulb holder this weekend.