what l.e.d is best for the head light on the kv1 & t 34/85
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- tanker 242
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what l.e.d is best for the head light on the kv1 & t 34/85
hi guys I have a problem with the l.e.d in the headlight on my kv1 ,I changed the headlight lens & reconnected the red & black wires to the l.e.d but now the l.e.d wont work I might need to replace it so what type of l.e.d will I need tanker 242
- blimp
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Re: what l.e.d is best for the head light on the kv1 & t 34/
Hi Tanker 243 - Did you reconnect the wires to the L.E.D. the same way round ? - They only work one way ( been there , done that Lol ) B .
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- tanker 242
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Re: what l.e.d is best for the head light on the kv1 & t 34/
hi blimp yes I did red to red black to black , re connected the red wire to the red , & re solder`d the black wire to the long pin on the l.e.d where it had come off,tanker 242
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Re: what l.e.d is best for the head light on the kv1 & t 34/
Look inside the LED, the small side is the positive side and the large side the negative. Don't go by wire colors unless you know it worked before.
- tanker 242
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Re: what l.e.d is best for the head light on the kv1 & t 34/
thanks for the link blimp, have now got it working again ,[loose conection on cathode side ,re solder`d] also got some l.e.d`s with resistors from maplins,so can now also add rear light to my kv,t34/85,tiger1,&pzr 4,tanker 242.