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  1. 03-02-2010, 03:31 PM #11
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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

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    I already tried that and although it can be downloaded, it will not open. Tried on a different computer - same result except it says that file is invalid. Anyone else managed to get it?

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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

    Ah, OK David I have discovered this error occurs using MS Internet Explorer but not Firefox. Don't know why as I use Firefox mostly and it works fine on several computers here at work however IE fails. Try using Firefox if you have it.

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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

    Got it from your site with firefox..... no problem, Thankyou Ken
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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

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    Yep, Firefox did the trick! Your solution is very interesting - I did not realise that you can get 3m leds with that brightness. Do you have any references that I could follow to purchase them?

    Thanks for sharing this

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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

    You can get them on ebay from China - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LED3W-100-pcs...item4149cf0c28. Cheap as chips.

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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

    As an adjunct to this backlighting topic, for those not keen on soldering heaps of wires onto LED's you can get them pre-wired on ebay HERE complete with appropriate resistor ready for a 12v power supply. They are 12000mcd so plenty of brightness for backlighting. Glue them on and plug them in!

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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

    Following on from the good work done by Kennair, I have used the principle of strip leds and would like to share how I backlit the Opencockpits MCP.

    Ian Sissons kindly hosts some history on my build and the link below is to how I backlit the MCP.

    Hope it is useful to someone

    http://www.737ng.co.uk/opencockpitsmcpbacklighting.pdf

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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

    Excellent work David, I also quickly discovered the benefits of LED trip lighting after I purchased a 5m roll off ebay. It's definitely better than soldering umpteen million LED's onto cables! There is also much less cable clutter to deal with. I believe a tutorial update is in order

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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

    greetings chaps,
    well, this is a great solution ! David sent me the doc over the Christmas holiday and I sent it on to a colleague.
    result is, MCP is arriving at the weekend to get the mod done.
    thanks David, a job well done and documented......

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    Re: Backlighting the Opencockpits MCP

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    Thanks for the comments - sorry if this has added to your workload

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