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Originally Posted by timcos
What was the clever stuff for backlighting...how did you improve them?
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Well the original sockets use small perimeter contacts that touched the flex circuit (one for + and one for -), so simply attaching them to the housing with the mylar removed does nothing....
What I had to do was drill through the back of the connector and solder wires directly to the bottom and side terminals in the socket to provide power that way. Then, I had to trim off the original contacts to keep them from shorting-out on the bare metal of the gauge housing.
(This is how I remember it anyway....it's been about 3 years and I couldn't find a photo that showed the detail)
Conceptually, at least you understand the objective now and why you can't use the original setup once the mylar is removed.