Anyone succeding in Backlighting with BLUE LEds yet?

[gr3k0sLaV]

I accidentally blew my Cold Cathode inverter which powered the 100mm CCTL tube I had lighting my gauges from the front.

Now I was thinking, to get a new inverter will be about $23 or I can get a bunch of BLUE leds, which'll cost me the same for the amount I need, + resistors

now im wondering has anyone tried this yet?

the onyl pain in the ass is going to be getting the polarity right, im contemplating doing it this weekend...

[gr3k0sLaV]

Anyone know which resistors i'll need?

im considering to get around the polarity pains i might either wires the leds ir series and hook it to one set of connectors, with a single resistor....damn trying to remember my old electrical play around days.

[sanjay]

get a bunch of blue leds!!!

[gr3k0sLaV]

Dont be smart or ill come up to surfers and thump you

[bobafett]

check out www.fanbus.com it has guides that "should" specify which size resistors to use in a 12v system. good luck, and i may do the same as you, since my previous plan was to put in a blue cc tube!

[gr3k0sLaV]

Ive been looking into it, looks more hassle than it's worth, since the LEDS are just pricy for the ones i need.

Im going to stick with the CCTL but instead i'm going to put a blacklight at the top and bottom and well to light the gauges, hopefully it'll light the needles and the white numbers...

anyone done this before?