Dremel or cut the lens down as close as you can to the LED chip (5000 mcd
white output led) and 470 to 1K series resistor.
Use 2 or a 180 degree diffuser www.mouser.com


-Joe

"AL G." wrote in message
...
Anyone have experience using bright LED's to replace 'wheat germ' size
lamps for backpanel lighting.
Have an IC-735 with no display panel backlighting, am doing a freebee
repair
for ol' timer in Florida. 'al'




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