MEP-802A/803A gauge lighting

[kloppk]

The #1820 bulbs arrived today.

Before adding the lights to the Fuel Level, Coolant Temp & Oil Pressure gauges.
Picture taken in a partially lit garage.




Installed the bulbs & wired the sockets up to the nearby panel light DS3.
(Ignore the other small black wires with the blue "flags" on them. Part of a different project.)




After.. Let there be light!

 

[Guyfang]

Outstanding!

 

[Grizzlypower2001]

Awesome mod! I have to ask where you got the sockets from, lucky I have the bulbs at work.

I ran into trouble finding the green bulbs for the panel. So I made an LED replacement using the base of a night light bulb, changing the resistor value on a few eBay 194 (12V) LED bulbs, and some epoxy to fill the base and hold the LED.

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[Chrispyny]

Awesome mod! I have to ask where you got the sockets from, lucky I have the bulbs at work.

I ran into trouble finding the green bulbs for the panel. So I made an LED replacement using the base of a night light bulb, changing the resistor value on a few eBay 194 (12V) LED bulbs, and some epoxy to fill the base and hold the LED.

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Useless without pics!!!

 

[Chrispyny]

I forgot about this mod, and this thread. However i did check the guages the other day. Mine are blue with red plug. So i guess i have to buy the bulb holders and bulbs.

As usuall, kloppk comes thru! Thanks for the info. I'll be ordering parts tomorrow!

Quick question for you all. When i start and run my 802, after a few minutes, very fine foggy condensation forms inside the guages. I begin to see a haze around the edges of the glass. Never enough to for, any kind of droplets. Just a haze. I pulled a red bulb plug one day and figured if i blew in the hole, the condensation would evaporate... Negative. Still there.

Wierd cause the genset is bone dry everywhere it should be, and i have no clue where the super fine condensation is coming from....this ONLY occurs when the genset has been started, and running for a little bit. Never when cold.

Ideas?

 

[Grizzlypower2001]

Ya... my kids been a little "off" lately, that creates a trickle effect with the wife. I bench tested them, but it's killing me not being able to put them in. I will post as soon as I get them.

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[Grizzlypower2001]

Glad to hear you have the same issue, mine has that same look, thought it was dirt, but more like mild condensation. Was thinking if I could open the gauges and clean the glass.

Add to the lists of mods I guess.

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[Daybreak]

I forgot about this mod, and this thread. However i did check the guages the other day. Mine are blue with red plug. So i guess i have to buy the bulb holders and bulbs. As usuall, kloppk comes thru! Thanks for the info. I'll be ordering parts tomorrow! Quick question for you all. When i start and run my 802, after a few minutes, very fine foggy condensation forms inside the guages. I begin to see a haze around the edges of the glass. Never enough to for, any kind of droplets. Just a haze. I pulled a red bulb plug one day and figured if i blew in the hole, the condensation would evaporate... Negative. Still there. Wierd cause the genset is bone dry everywhere it should be, and i have no clue where the super fine condensation is coming from....this ONLY occurs when the genset has been started, and running for a little bit. Never when cold. Ideas?

Howdy,
You need to run it more when its hot out. I had that issue after really cleaning the entire unit really good. I simply ran it with a hard load for about 3 hours with the front panel up the first hour, and then with the front panel open. As the sun was out and hot. All the little leftover moisture is gone.

 

[Guyfang]

We had the same problem here in germany. Lots of moisture in the air, (and falling from the sky) and its not a real problem. Cosmetic more or less.

 

[Grizzlypower2001]

Here are a few pics, night pics just didn't do justice. It lit up the panel to the ground in complete darkness. I still would like more light on the panel, back to the drawing board.

Useless without pics!!!

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[TNriverjet]

Glad to hear you have the same issue, mine has that same look, thought it was dirt, but more like mild condensation. Was thinking if I could open the gauges and clean the glass.

Add to the lists of mods I guess.

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I get this too. It is primarily the oil pressure gauge. I may wheel it out in the sun and open the panel tomorrow. It will be a good time to check for the gauges that can accept bulbs.

 

[TNriverjet]

I get this too. It is primarily the oil pressure gauge. I may wheel it out in the sun and open the panel tomorrow. It will be a good time to check for the gauges that can accept bulbs.

Is it bad to quote oneself? I discovered my gauges had bulbs intact. I just made a jumper wire like Mike details earlier in this thread. Works great!

 

[87Nassaublue]

That's cool, I'm going to do that to mine too.

 

[Daybreak]

Howdy,
With the current heat of August rolling across the country. Now is the time tp fire up the generator and run it a while. Open the front panel and let some of that trapped moisture out.

 

[Guyfang]

Mike,

It may be hot where you live, but it's been raining for DAYS and I am wearing a fleece pullover, sweat pants and socks. 2 days, 23 hours and 55 minutes until the music and bake rally. THERE WILL BE SUNSHINE by friday morning!

 

[Daybreak]

Howdy,
I prefer hooking the connection to the panel light switch. I do not need the little lights burning away anytime the generator is running.

 

[Daybreak]

Howdy,
The MEP-8xx uses the same gauges. Some of the gauges have a white back cover, and have a small black twist with a bulb. These are ready to go, with just hooking up a positive lead. There are other gauges with a light blue back cover, which has the hole, with a red plug in it. These will need the light bulb socket, and 24v bulb.



Post #18

My 1997 802A gauges have openings for light sockets.

Did some research and found the Dorman 85805 socket is a match for the gauge opening.
Got them from Rockauto.com for $1.63 each

The bulbs I ordered are regular incandescent bulbs. They are #1820 bulbs, 28 volt, 2.8 watts.
It's a box of 10 from Amazon.com $6.12. Hopefully they are the right ones. Should know by tomorrow.
http://www.amazon.com/CEC-Industries...ilpage_o01_s00 .

 

[Grizzlypower2001]

Well finally got to lighting up the gauges, wanted to color code the back lighting so the boss can relay to me what is what. I lit the fuel yellow, temp blue, and oil pressure red. Not to sure if the end result is what I like, may just stick with a brighter white.

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[Guyfang]

Great idea!

 

[Daybreak]

Howdy,
I did not want to make it look like a disco floor. I also am not trying to watch colored coded meters. They are all important to watch.