1602 Cluster Rehab nearly complete ... with video!

[Geoff Raynak]

here is a video of the current state of my cluster

 

still need to chase down a weak ground somewhere ...

and can only assume that the spiky tach is just what it is ...

 

but i'm happy with the (current) results ...

• brake light works again
• back-lighting is good
• high-beam light is good
• blinker light is bright
• hazard switch has new (led) bulb
• all blinker lights on all corners blink
• tach revs

 

now just need to get the dash done and back in

waiting for a warmer day to start that project

 

happy saturday

 

 

[ray_]

Very nice!

 

Why's your high beams on the right stalk?

 

Cheers,

[Geoff Raynak]

30 minutes ago, ray_ said:

Why's your high beams on the right stalk?

 

 

because i could?!

 

i just think that the blinker is more ergonomic on the left ... so i swapped them!

straight swap ... and the horn ring can rotate ... so it doesn't care

 

i have not yet tried to wire the high beams so that high is up ... but imagine i can just swap 56 / 56a / 56b ...

one variable at a time.

 

i've got my ground gremlin (on the cluster) fixed now ... 

so maybe i'll go back out and try to flip the hi/low

 

 

[Geoff Raynak]

had a few people ask me about bulbs and brightness and LEDs ...

not saying these are the only options ... but they seem to be working for me right now :

 

they take a bit of troubleshooting ... since they are diodes and only work one way ... 

but i've sorted that out on the backside...

the housings are here ... they take the tiniest bit of "opening up" to fit onto the PCB
the bright-white leds are here

 

i changed all the bulbs (including the warm-white cluster illumination)

and even changed the hazard bulb in the knob

 

super easy once the cluster is out (or just spin off the top of the knob)

[ray_]

53 minutes ago, Geoff Raynak said:

 

because i could?!

 

i just think that the blinker is more ergonomic on the left ... so i swapped them!

straight swap ... and the horn ring can rotate ... so it doesn't care

 

i have not yet tried to wire the high beams so that high is up ... but imagine i can just swap 56 / 56a / 56b ...

one variable at a time.

 

i've got my ground gremlin (on the cluster) fixed now ... 

so maybe i'll go back out and try to flip the hi/low

 

 

 

Well okay then! ;-)

 

BTW I bought the canbus ones -- they have a resistor.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013NT3MKY?tag=pda0fc-20

 

I used my old housings.

 

So far, so good. 

 

Cheers,

Edited February 17, 2018 by ray_

[Dionk]

Can I send you mine to sort out? - jk.  Great job.  Like the black background as well.

[Geoff Raynak]

i actually feel pretty comfortable around these clusters now ...

so ... if you are semi-serious ... i could take a look and try and help ...

 

cheers