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Sometimes in the dark it’s hard to find the switch. To facilitate this work, I propose to embed itbacklight.We will need three radio components and a little time. . .



Sometimes in the dark it’s hard to find the switch. To facilitate this work, I propose to incorporate a backlight into it. The LED VD1 acts as a light source, connected to the circuit breaker terminals via resistor R1. The VD2 diode protects the LED from reverse voltage. When the switch contacts are open, the circuit contains voltage supplied through the cold thread of the bulb. When the switch contacts are closed, the voltage between them is zero, and the LED does not light.


It is advisable to put a resistor R1 of at least 0.5 W, since some heat is released on it. As the LED, I used a red super bright transparent 5 mm LED.

As a result, I got this:


Not only switches can be equipped with such a backlight:


If possible, you can replace the LED with a neon bulb. Accordingly, removing the diode.

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Comments (6)
  1. Bond
    #1 Bond Guests July 9, 2011 9:17 p.m.
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    damn .... sorry I'm not good at electronics ...)
  2. Evgeniy
    #2 Evgeniy Guests December 27, 2015 17:55
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    yeah ...
  3. Pavel Skvortsov
    #3 Pavel Skvortsov Guests 12 October 2017 15:29
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    the neon is more reliable and energy saving and LED lamps do not flicker through it.
  4. Dmitry
    #4 Dmitry Guests February 20, 2018 18:38
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    I’m just an LED and a resistor - and everything’s ok. but energy-saving and LED lamps blink
  5. Guest Igor
    #5 Guest Igor Guests July 20, 2018 9:36 p.m.
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    Everything is fine except for one nuance. Now all normal people use LED lamps in their apartments for illumination, or energy saving to the extreme.
    When you set the backlight of the switch, the lamps will also light up slightly.
    Maybe it's easier to buy a nightlight? Well, or do it yourself if you feel sorry for the money? Or remember the route from bed to toilet?
  6. Guest Igor
    #6 Guest Igor Guests July 21, 2018 16:22
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    Now all normal people in the apartment have either LED lamps or energy-saving ones.
    Both those and others will flicker at such illumination.
    This advice is from the beginning of the 90s and earlier.

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