front panel LED help sought

[Jay West]

JS wrote....
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they have long leads as well, as there is a 1" (or there bouts) stiffening
board to keep the leads from shorting out, and to position them in a line to
poke thru the front panel.  There are other solutions to allow for long
leads, but they just used a long circuit board.
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Yep. A picture of what you describe (stiffening board and long leads):
http://www.ezwind.net/microdata/restoration/frontpanel/IMG_0299.JPG

J