More illumination on LED pilot lights.

By Jim Weir

Over the next couple of months, these columns will be a compendium of little ideas that I’ve been asked about over the years, simple, but that will give you some brief explanations of how you might rig your homebuilt electrics.

First, some thoughts about pilot lights. I’m fascinated with the term, as those little lights that show the equipment is on have nothing to do with pilots or leading the way, or anything else having to do with the real meaning of pilot. They have been called pilot lights since the beginning of radio (the 1920s for sure), and we will honor history by continuing to call them that. …

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