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Oil buzzer Fixed!!



No just LED's  The good news is they won't hurt anything being in backwards
but they just won't glow.

On 2/9/06, Neptuno <neptunonc@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> are the regular bulbs like that too?
>
> *Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> LED's must be installed with the right polarity of positive and negative.
> If you revolve the led 180 degrees and put it back in then it should work.
> Otherwise you will need to figure out which terminal is postive and which is
> neagtive and orient it correctly.  HTH
>
> On 2/6/06, Neptuno <neptunonc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Oh on that note I also fixed the Oil sensor Buzzer...It seems that the
> > PO "played" with it. And more than likely installed a buzzer unit from a 84
> > and up on it. Well guess what those Roccos have a high and low pressure
> > sensor. Im under the impression that if you place one of those on an 82-83
> > that only had the low pressure sensor. It leaves the circuit open thus
> > generating the dreaded sound of hell that many of us know so well.
> >
> > In other electronic news I also tried doing a conversion from regular
> > incandecent bulbs for the cluster to Blue LED's like these ones:
> > http://www.superbrightleds.com/specs/74_t15.htm
> > http://www.superbrightleds.com/mini-wedge.html
> >
> > But I guess I screwed something up. I took the old bulbs out then used
> > silver solder to place them into the twist top holders, but got no juice.
> >
> > Upon replacing the incandecent bulbs back I still have no lights on the
> > cluster.....
> > Fix one thing than kill another..
> >
> > El T
> >
> >
> > Greg Pallett <greg.rocco@gmail.com > wrote:
> > I hope I'm not the only one who loved the idea of Tony driving all
> > over Baltimore waving at random strangers when the horn goes off... I
> > mean, is he not the friendliest guy evAr?
> > And it's not like those horns are subtle...
> > Cheers to Tony Mr. Fixit!
> > (I'm serious - not busting your chops!)
> > GP
> >
> >
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> Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> 1984 8V Audi 4000s (lastest addition)
> 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
> 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Beetle (sold)
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1984 8V Audi 4000s (lastest addition)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)