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Kenwood TL-922A LED Mod

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Now W1MSG
May 9, 2010
499
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MA
The meter lamps on the TL-922A are pretty dim to say the least and a friend said I should try a LED upgrade. Well I found some directional LED Bulbs that are inexpensive and should do the trick.

Link to the Bulbs 44/47 BLUE SUPER

Upon arrival I knew I would have to remove the LED from the metal socket base.

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After removing base

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Next I had to modify the rubber bulb holder in the amp which was pretty easy with an Xacto Knife.

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Ok next I soldered the wires on and heat shrinked them.

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Now the end result, you can see it is much brighter and the needle pops right out at you, almost looks florescent orange. The blue is actually much nicer in person. The photo does it no justice.

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It only took about 20 minutes for the one side and I took the picture so you could see the contrast .. Simply amazing !
 


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