{"id":7818,"date":"2024-10-06T15:17:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T15:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/?p=7818"},"modified":"2024-10-06T15:44:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T15:44:51","slug":"mb-sprinter-led-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/mb-sprinter-led-umruestung\/","title":{"rendered":"MB Sprinter - LED conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/mb-sprinter-led-umruestung\/#Benotigtes_Werkzeug_und_Material\" >Tools and materials required<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/mb-sprinter-led-umruestung\/#Werkzeug\" >Tool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/mb-sprinter-led-umruestung\/#Material\" >Material<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/mb-sprinter-led-umruestung\/#Ausbau_der_Lampenfassung\" >Removing the bulb holder<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/mb-sprinter-led-umruestung\/#Herstellung_des_LED-Tragers\" >Production of the LED carrier<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/mb-sprinter-led-umruestung\/#Einbau_der_Lampenfassung\" >Installing the lamp socket<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the cab of the MB Sprinter, converting to LED lighting is not only a more efficient form of lighting, it is also very quick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Benotigtes_Werkzeug_und_Material\"><\/span>Tools and materials required<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Werkzeug\"><\/span>Tool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Voltage tester (for removing the light from the roof cladding)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Side cutters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multimeter (for measuring polarization and checking for short circuits \/ solder bridges)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metal saw or flex with cutting disk (for cutting the circuit board to size)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File (for deburring and fine work)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Material\"><\/span>Material<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Perforated grid board, Euro format<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>two cables approx. 10 cm (red and black)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soldering station<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>solder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ausbau_der_Lampenfassung\"><\/span>Removing the bulb holder<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use a voltage tester to lever the lamp cover, which also contains the socket and switchover for time-controlled and manual lighting, from the narrow side of the transparent cover from the driver's side out of the recess in the ceiling panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three-wire plug connection is disconnected by pressing in the release on the right-hand side of the plug. You now have the complete lamp in your hand and can remove the Sofiten bulb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Herstellung_des_LED-Tragers\"><\/span>Production of the LED carrier<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first step is to cut a breadboard to the right size to fill the outlined part of the transparent lamp cover.<br>The recesses are used to accommodate the brackets provided by the customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conventional, self-adhesive LED strips have a marking after every three LEDs, as shown here, for example, after which the strip can be cut off and soldering points obtained at the same time in order to subsequently create the contacting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, four strips of six LEDs each were cut to size and glued to the center of the circuit board. Double-sided adhesive tape was applied to the right and left of the LED strips to stick the circuit board to the transparent lamp cover from the inside and thus prevent it from slipping.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x319.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7820\" style=\"width:467px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x319.png 1024w, https:\/\/csiag.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1536x478.png 1536w, https:\/\/csiag.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-2048x638.png 2048w, https:\/\/csiag.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/csiag.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/csiag.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cut-to-size circuit board equipped with LED strips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the right-hand side, the contacts were soldered to the copper cladding on the back of the PCB holes using thin wire. Wire jumpers connect all the positive and negative leads of the LED strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus is connected to the center contact (the large copper contact bracket) and minus to the short copper tab of the lamp holder.<br>The copper brackets are often oxidized and the oxide layer must therefore be removed with sandpaper before soldering. Otherwise, the soldered connection between the cable and the copper bracket will not make good contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As before, the black knurled wheel switches the time-controlled or permanent lighting on or off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Einbau_der_Lampenfassung\"><\/span>Installing the lamp socket <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After connecting the plug, the LED lighting can now be checked for function. If everything is in order, the bulb holder is first inserted into the cut-out in the roof panel on the passenger side and then snapped into place on the driver's side with light pressure.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Converting to LED lighting in the cab of the MB Sprinter is not only a more efficient form of lighting, it is also very quick to do. Tools and materials required Tools Materials Removing the lamp socket Use a voltage tester to lever the lamp cover, which also contains the socket and switchover from timer-controlled to manual lighting, from the narrow side of the transparent lamp socket.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/mb-sprinter-led-umruestung\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More \"<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MB Sprinter - LED conversion<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3556],"tags":[989,1016,3632,396,397,3630,2857,2986,2856,3631],"class_list":["post-7818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sprinter","tag-ausbau","tag-einbau","tag-lampenfassung","tag-led","tag-led-streifen","tag-led-umruestung","tag-mb-sprinter","tag-platine","tag-sprinter","tag-umruestung"],"modified_by":"Achim Goerner","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csiag.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}