jrrsparky
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| posted on 24/12/11 at 01:05 PM |
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Led rear lights
Has anybody on here fitted any of these "RDX LED Rear Lights" from boltonbits with LED front & side repeaters?
I fitted some a couple of months ago and side/stop & brake all work ok on there own, but if I indicate with the side lights on the indicators stay
on, if I connect a ordinary filiment lamp in circuit everything works as it shuld.
PS the lights come with a LED flasher unit ( could this be faulty?)
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big_l
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| posted on 24/12/11 at 11:06 PM |
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the leds dont use enough power to keep triping the flasher relay ...
easy fix either a speciel led flasher relay needed
or lcb cheap fix get 2 indicator bulbs in a sealed black box solder them into the curcuit and that will slow the flasher relay down ..
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jrrsparky
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 10:32 AM |
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Hi big_l
I think you must have misread the post, I have a LED flasher unit fitted and all the indicators work fine until I use the sidelights or brakelights at
which time the rear indicators stay on just dim slightly as the front & side repeaters carry on flashing normally!.
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lewis
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 11:29 AM |
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Earth problem then,are they all using the same earth point ?
I am a driving god!..........sort of
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 11:34 AM |
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Certainly points to a grounding problem; this is a typical symptom if the indicators are grounding through one of the other lamps instead of a solid
ground.
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jrrsparky
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 07:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lewis
Earth problem then,are they all using the same earth point ?
Hi
This was my first thought,
There is only one earth wire from the multi function light and this is bolted to the chassis.
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big_l
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 09:32 PM |
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Ah balls sorry I had just woken up !! Yeah agree with earth !!
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lewis
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| posted on 25/12/11 at 10:13 PM |
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Prob corrosion within the light unit then causing a bad earth
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indykid
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| posted on 26/12/11 at 12:08 AM |
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Surely this can't work with LEDs? (earth problem)
Incandescent bulbs will allow current to track back through the other lamps to earth but LEDs shouldn't....being diodes
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/12/11 at 12:47 AM |
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Depends on how they are wired, LEDs typically have a reverse breakdown voltage of only 5v.
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jrrsparky
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| posted on 27/12/11 at 10:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lewis
Prob corrosion within the light unit then causing a bad earth
These are new sealed light units never been out in the wet.
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Depends on how they are wired, LEDs typically have a reverse breakdown voltage of only 5v.
If this had happened would they still work?
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