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William G. Andersen
 
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Default adding instrument light/backlight

Anyone have ideas about how to add a light/backlight to an instrument?
I want to add interior illumination to the display panel of my Si-Tex 525
ADF. It has three lights for operation and they're very bright: I think it
would be easier on my eyes at night if the face of the panel was softly
illuminated. Si-Tex only states they don't offer an illumination mode.
I'm thinking of a small 12 volt bulb inserted in a notch on one edge -
thinking the light would be distributed through the clear panel.
An alternative would be to just mount one or two bulbs inside the case so
that the bulbs aren't directly visible, but so that the light would be
dispersed throughout the case.
In either case, I plan on wiring the bulb(s) to the power switch of the ADF.


 
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