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Joe another one for the books. The bulb wells on These Dixon meters are very shallow. 5/16 to the bottom. These LID's have 9/16 reach. I will fire up the soldering iron and shorten up the LED leads...
 

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laatsch55 said:
Joe another one for the books. The bulb wells on These Dixon meters are very shallow. 5/16 to the bottom. These LID's have 9/16 reach. I will fire up the soldering iron and shorten up the LED leads...
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That is why I ship you the nylon washers Lee.
 
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Yes, but not 1/4 inch of them. It took 3 more washers per stud to get them stood off the bottom of the bulb wells.
 
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Yes, but not 1/4 inch of them. It took 3 more washers per stud to get them stood off the bottom of the bulb wells.
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Does the entire flange measure shallower than normal too Lee? From the photo they look pretty normal, is there something added inside the lens by a previous owner?

The best illumination occurs when the LEDs are just kissing the inside surface of the front clear lens. It results in good total internal reflection and good wall wash.
 
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Does the entire flange measure shallower than normal too Lee? From the photo they look pretty normal, is there something added inside the lens by a previous owner?

The best illumination occurs when the LEDs are just kissing the inside surface of the front clear lens. It results in good total internal reflection and good wall wash.
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Nice explanation of the LED placement and how it affects the illumination. Is the descriptor "wall wash" the interior decorator coming out? :shock:
 
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