Door Lock Button - Is there an option to Add a Backlight?
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Thanks, I was going to ask if you had specs on your wavelength.
I would still suggest you use a wired resistor and jumper across the connector pins - rather than SM resistors and then a jumper wire. But up to you
Agreed, I can certainly do that with a trim pot too. The number of tries to get the resistor right just seem to justify a $0.50 trim pot.
These Mazda schematics seem to be throwing me off everytime. I see a connector 0914-217 for the Door Lock Switch (RH) and only two pins populated. One (L/R) comes from the RBCM position 3F and the other (B/L) goes to GND. The terminal voltage table shows 3F to be 4.5V when the switch is not activated.
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Yes, but I said the WINDOW switch connector
. I assume it's on the same PCB, like the ones on the driver side.Yellow wire going to conn. 0912-503:
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Using this calculator: http://www.hebeiltd.com.cn/?p=zz.led.resistor.calculator
Forward voltage is 1.9V, current= 20mA and the power supply of 13.8V, totals to a 595 Ohm resistor, 0.238W, safe pick is 0.397. I will have 0.5W.
We will see, if I need to modify something, I will order something else.
Forward voltage is 1.9V, current= 20mA and the power supply of 13.8V, totals to a 595 Ohm resistor, 0.238W, safe pick is 0.397. I will have 0.5W.
We will see, if I need to modify something, I will order something else.
Yes, but I said the WINDOW switch connector
Doh! I stand corrected... I didn't think they might be on the same board given there are only two switches.
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It wasn't the wattage I was talking about, but the LED current and resulting brightness. Your lock switch LED will be too bright. BUT, you could add a trim pot like brchan suggested.
So I have installed the LED and resistor ordered from Digikey and it's not the right one.
It's orange in color and much dimmer then factory.
I would have replaced the factory one, but I don't know the specs of that LED.
I could just assume that they are the same as the ones I have ordered from Digikey?
So 90mcd, it's not bright enough.
Will need to find something brighter.
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I'm very surprised it's not bright enough, based on my LED & resistor value comparisons, I would've said 90mcd was too bright! (My LED was 1300mcd at 30ma. When I ran without the filter, using a 5.1K resistor, that should've been ~2ma and thus ~100mcd - and was way too bright).
I told you it would be too yellow though
I told you it would be too yellow though
Sorry, missed this yesterday, so I may be too late
Yes, 0805 is the size. You'll need a deep orange-red to match the existing color. I'd say something at least 610nm and maybe closer to 620nm wavelength at a guess. (My bare LEDs above, were rated at 601nm and were too light an orange without the red filters.)
I know, old thread, but just got a used 2012 CX5 GT and was looking for some more light on the window controls etc, and I have the Australian version, only the auto/driver power window switch is backlit, everything else is black. Hard to find all those switches especially when I lock passengers windows so my son doesn't play with them and I forget it locked at night. Have to find the unlock button first and then the power switch button for the passenger.
Maybe upgrade all the other switches to newer ones that are backlit?
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Are the new switches compatible with the older model?
Where do I get them from? eBay?
I have just replaced a previously installed amber LED, with an orange one. It looks way better(not 100% match, but very close) and brighter, than the amber from Digikey. I have picked up from Ebay, 100pcs for $1.39, if I remember right.
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I have took a picture, but in the picture looks way off, still amber. I don't know why, though. In reality, it looks like almost perfect. Even the chrome trim looks blueish.
https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
I have took a picture, but in the picture looks way off, still amber. I don't know why, though. In reality, it looks like almost perfect. Even the chrome trim looks blueish.
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