BeachRat Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 For those of you doing LED swaps on your console, you might have noticed the INFO switch isn't quite as easy as the other switches. Remove the switch, pop off the black front cover and you'll see a circuit board with five flat pins coming out the back. Push it free from the yellow case and you'll see this:Notice the LED is already in place, and that I've broken the corner of the board to get the bulb holder free. This is not necessary. Remove the circuit board from the white backing by de-soldering the five pins from the board at the circled points shown below:Once the board is free, you will be able to unscrew the bulb holder. Follow Serg's directions for installing 3mm LED's, the resistor is a 470 Ohm surface mount. Serg's Directions Screw it back in, and re-solder the five pins. They each only fit one way, no sweat there.Notice here that the resistor and extra wire on the back of the bulb holder push the board up a bit: use pliers when soldering to compress it as much as possible. Also, lightly sand the tip of the LED to help diffuse the light more evenly, so you see "INFO" and not "INF" or "NFO" at night.I apologize for the blurry pictures, but I hope this is helpful to those looking for a sleeker dash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykn Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Man, where were u a week ago... I cut up the plastic backing already... but hey it still works. For some reason I was having a hard time desoldering the pins...Nice tip tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 cool, I was thinking I was gonna dremel the thing out :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachRat Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Put the chip, with pins in a vice, sideways. Use a pair of needle nose pliers to pull gently on a pin as you apply your soldering iron tip to the solder bead on the circuit board side. The bead will melt, and the pin will pull straight out, leaving a pool of solder behind. Do the pins one at a time. When re-soldering, push the pin in while quickly tapping the old solder, just long enough to soften it and allow your pin to be pushed back in. You can apply more solder if necessary, but don't use too much! You'll damage the circuit board, those are a oh yeah! to patch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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