NEC GT-950 - Planned LED mod

[xgarb]

Hi guys,

Just beginning my first foray into modding projectors to run with LEDs. I've got a pile of them and have picked a GT-950 to start.

It's a BIG projector so lots of space inside to work with.

So far I've removed the ballast and worked out which wires to join to defeat the lamp check. I can project my desktop to A4 in pitch black just using a cheap LED torch so now.. I need to sort out the light source.

I've ordered a CREE Q5 LED w/Driver HeatSink.. DIY UltraBright CREE Q5 LED w/Driver HeatSink - 12v on eBay (end time 07-Apr-11 11:31:17 BST) to get me started. I realise there are higher brightness ones but am still reading up.

Anyone any tips or input to help me along the way?

Here's a pic of the wires I joined to defeat lamp check..

[xgarb]

I joined wires 2 and 3 (middle two)

[ywh]

that is 20 lums, maybe
single LCD is batter than 3 LCD/DLP if you run in LED mod

[equipoise]

Originally Posted by xgarb

I joined wires 2 and 3 (middle two)

That's great. I'm wondering how I can do something similar to bypass the lamp check on an Infocus LP335, which is a 1-DLP projector for which I have no bulb. DO you have any insights or pointers about how I can learn what to do?

-- equipoise