Jack,
Thanks for the information.
The situation is getting stranger. Today I looked at it briefly and now all
the lights are working except the two that were working (but aren't now). the
two that are not working are the 7th and 8th from one end.
Ron Olds
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jack Brooks
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 12:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Vintique Inc 3rd Brake Light
Ron,
Using the lamp in a TR6's electrical system will provide more robust test than
testing off the car, so the voltage variances in the TR6 may have caused an
issue. A lot of lower line LED lamps are built with too few resistors
controlling the amperage to the individual LEDs and fail quickly, or perhaps
there is a misfabrication. If you can/want to open it up and verify the
circuitry is correct, here is a calculator I have used to design LED circuits.
If the resistance is off, LED's can fail quickly.
http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz
Personally, I'd call Moss up and talk with tech services before I opened it up
and potentially void a warrantee. They may have already seen a failure
pattern with this item and can take care of you quickly.
Jack
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Olds
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 4:25 AM
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Subject: [Shop-talk] Vintique Inc 3rd Brake Light
Hello Everyone,
I'm looking for a little help or advice.
I purchased from Moss a while back one of their Vintique Inc LED 3rd Brake
lamp assemblies (116-115). Last week end I finally got around to installing it
on my TR6. Before installing it I tested it and all the LEDs worked fine.
After installing it only two of the LEDs now light up. I haven't too closely
at the unit yet.
Anyone else had this experience or suggestions.
Ron Olds
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