The major benefit of the LED lamps is cooler running and longer (much,
much longer) life. a bit of power wastage is probably not a bad thing in
this case. Although an electronic timer based on a 555 timer IC would be
easy to fix up
I just read (yes after replying) all of the posts on this. The limiting
resistor I talked about to used to limit the current that can flow through
the LED. The load equalizing resistor is to provide the load needed to
make/break the blinker unit
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Fader, Hugh (H.O.) [mailto:hfader@ford.com]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:50 AM
To: 'Mark Hooper'; 'Stephen Hanselman'; Hugh Fader; 'Don Becker';
'Dale'; 'jonmac'
Cc: '6Pack'
Subject: RE: Poor dash lighting
Hi Mark. There are electronic flasher units. Check your local auto parts
mega mart. I'm not sure if they are load sensitive or not. I'm guessing
they
might do what you want.
The load balancers must be resistors that go across the LED. It is wasting
energy, but it is a small amount and would be wasted with the incandescent
lamps any way.
- Hugh
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Hooper [mailto:mhooper@pixelsystems.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 11:12 AM
> To: 'Stephen Hanselman'; Hugh Fader; 'Don Becker'; 'Dale'; 'jonmac'
> Cc: '6Pack'
> Subject: RE: Poor dash lighting
>
>
> Doesn't anybody make a turn signal flasher replacement that
> just has a timer
> built in? The thermal bi-metal units will not work without the "load
> equalizers" mentioned in the site. That seems wasteful.
> Especially if one of
> the major benefits of the LED bulbs is the reduced current draw.
>
> Mark Hooper
> 1972 TR6
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hanselman [mailto:tr6@kc4sw.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:40 AM
> To: Hugh Fader; 'Don Becker'; 'Dale'; 'jonmac'
> Cc: '6Pack'
> Subject: RE: Poor dash lighting
>
>
> Look at this website http://www.myroadster.net/led.asp they discuss
> several LED lamps , although mostly for exterior applications.
>
> Chicago Miniature
> (
> http://www.chml.com/electric/display.cfm?type=led&style=LEDsDi
screte&Subst
yle=T-1_3/4White ), DialLight, and SPC all make cartridge/leaded style
LEDs the problem will be mounting them for maximum light use. I'm
looking at using the High-Intensity White with a modified panel bezel to
replace the entire lamp assembly on the instruments.
If you use LEDs make sure that they have a built in limiting resistor, or
that you use an external one. Assuming 5MA per lamp at 13 volts the
resistor should be about 2700 ohms and 1/8 watt. Other wise no limiting
resistor means a one time use really bright lamp
steve
tr6@kc4sw.com
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