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Bright 6 - Headlight LED - YEOW
stevegough - 20/4/11 at 09:54 PM

First 'Night' drive with the car - I have the 'Bright 6' cluster fitted centrally just above the steering column.

During the daytime, I'm well chuffed with the bright LEDs for the indicators - especially in the current sunny environment!!
But at night, when on an unlit country road, and you switch to main beam, the blue LED is like a torch in your eyes!

I found a quick fix, though - small blob of blue - tac covers enough so you can still tell the light is lit, but it doesn't do a quick laser surgery job on you!

Anyone had similar issues, and found a way of sorting it?

RazMan - 20/4/11 at 10:03 PM

I had a similar problem with my Savage LED switches - far too bright at night! I just put a small cermet potentiometer in series with the power feed and adjusted it down to sensible levels.

James - 20/4/11 at 10:03 PM

Yeah, known problem. I think (!) it was Jollygreengiant who looked into it and spoke to the manufacturer who has developed a 'dimmer' circuit for it.

But I think it was pretty pricey for a few components and someone designed there own Locost version.

Am sure the links will appear, as if by magic, soon!

Cheers,
James

ETA: It was Wilkingj not JGG, sorry!

[Edited on 21/4/11 by James]

wilkingj - 20/4/11 at 10:04 PM

Just increase the resistance before the LED's or better still at a common point. (Keep the originals resistors in place). Then use a switch to short out the additional resistor, for day / Night.

I have to admit that I didnt find it much of a problem.

Cheers



EDIT: Yes there is a dimmer kit, its just a few extra resistors... fairly simple though.


[Edited on 20/4/2011 by wilkingj]

RoadkillUK - 20/4/11 at 10:38 PM

Coincidentally, our solution was also blu-tac

mcerd1 - 21/4/11 at 07:29 AM

quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
Just increase the resistance before the LED's or better still at a common point. (Keep the originals resistors in place). Then use a switch to short out the additional resistor, for day / Night.

I have to admit that I didnt find it much of a problem.

Cheers



EDIT: Yes there is a dimmer kit, its just a few extra resistors... fairly simple though.


I think the old instructions I've got actually tell you what resistors you need and how to do it (I'll see if I can find them later)
the new ones just say there is a kit avalible and that an auto dim kit is in development
http://www.lightninglooms.co.uk/b6%20car.pdf

graememk - 21/4/11 at 07:37 AM

i put a blob of heatmelt glue down the hole where the led is.

Miks15 - 21/4/11 at 07:42 AM

with regards to resistors, why do you say they have to go before? Surely it would work the same if the resistor was after the lights?

My only common point on all my switches lights is the earth point. I could quite easily put a resistor just before it earths and then have a bypass on a switch for day night, would this work?

sebastiaan - 21/4/11 at 08:46 AM

Yup, as long as the only thing connected to that earth point are the lights.

Miks15 - 21/4/11 at 09:44 AM

Anyone happen to know what size resistor would be the best?

Im using the savage switches

Should i try to match the resistance of the light in the switch, this will obviously halve the voltage across it or would this be too dim?

Anyone know a good percentage i should take it down?