Humbug
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 02:12 PM |
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LED instrument lights
Talking of LEDs, are there LED replacements for standard instrument bulbs available? In an idle half hour at the weekend I took my bulbs out and
coloured them with a blue permanent marker for the VW effect but TBH they are now a bit dim. I've seen LED warning lights/switch lights, but are
there compatible LEDs to just swap out the standard filament bulbs in traditional instruments?
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loggyboy
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 02:36 PM |
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Ive bought them from ebay, the only issue I had was that LEDs dont have a very wide spread of light, where as a filiment bulb will generally emit
evenly in all directions, this led to patchy light on the dials I had installed.
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RazMan
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 04:16 PM |
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I have done this on a number of cars and the only LEDs that are suitable are the ones with a flat top - eBay is crawling with 'em. They disperse
the light much more effectively but still tend to give 'hot spots' when compared to filament bulbs so they might not be suitable in some
applications. They are more effective when they have more distance behind the glass/lense.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Hellfire
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 04:41 PM |
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I've replaced my Dash bulbs on my m'bike with bright whites W5W (Sidelight) - flat/inverted top. It shines a lovely blue colour.
Steve
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iank
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 07:09 PM |
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You need a diffuser (better than the 5mm plastic lid on a regular LED) to get a good shine. A perspex sphere with a matt finish on the outside
drilled for the LED might work well if you can find such a thing.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Stott
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 07:49 PM |
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ultra leds
LINK
They sell all sorts of leds in bulb holders to fit in std installations.
You can get leds in all different viewing angles so if you buy ones with a high degree of visibility it negates the need for diffusers, in some cases
though it will still be a bit patchy, as stated above.
ATB
Stott
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 10:16 PM |
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Take a look at multichip LED lamps. I've used BA-9 ones for industrial control panels. You will need smaller ones for your instruments, but I
don't know what sizes are available.
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blakep82
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| posted on 20/10/10 at 10:47 PM |
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if your gauges have white numbers, what about UV LEDs? thats what i'm gonna do
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