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Re: [Healeys] LED dash lights

To: Bruce Steele <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] LED dash lights
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:53:54 +0800
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LED lights are very sensitive to heat and also high variances in voltage.

You may want to check your operating range of voltage, it may be too
harmful for the LED lights you've installed.

Also maybe they're made in China.

Probably the last point is the real problem.

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Bruce Steele <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> I bought a set of LED dash lights from British Car Specialists last year
> and they worked great until recently when I noticed they started to
> flicker.  This has gotten worse until yesterday morning the speedo light
> never came on and the tach was dark for a while before beginning to
> flicker.  All 4 gauges are exhibiting the same symptoms, but the generato=
r
> light, high beam indicator and trafficator indicator function normally.
> All LED bulbs are tight in their mountings; I can rule out intermittent
> contact.  I=E2=80=99ve not swapped the incandescent bulbs back in yet for=
 a test,
> BTW.  Any thoughts on the cause?
>
>
>
> Bruce Steele
>
> Brea, CA
>
> 1960 BN7
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">LED lights are very sensitive to heat and also high varian=
ces in voltage. =C2=A0<div><br></div><div>You may want to check your operat=
ing range of voltage, it may be too harmful for the LED lights you&#39;ve i=
nstalled. =C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Also maybe they&#39;re made in Ch=
ina. =C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Probably the last point is the real pr=
oblem.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Bruce Steele <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:healeybruce@roadrunner.com"; target=3D"_blank">healeybruce@roadr=
unner.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lan=
g=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3D"m_379184969136=
0467534WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt=
;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif">I bought a set of LED das=
h lights from British Car Specialists last year and they worked great until=
 recently when I noticed they started to flicker.=C2=A0 This has gotten wor=
se until yesterday morning the speedo light never came on and the tach was =
dark for a while before beginning to flicker.=C2=A0 All 4 gauges are exhibi=
ting the same symptoms, but the generator light, high beam indicator and tr=
afficator indicator function normally.=C2=A0 All LED bulbs are tight in the=
ir mountings; I can rule out intermittent contact.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve not s=
wapped the incandescent bulbs back in yet for a test, BTW.=C2=A0 Any though=
ts on the cause?=C2=A0 <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif=
"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font=
-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f497d"=
>Bruce Steele<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1f=
497d">Brea, CA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:=
#1f497d">1960 BN7<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></p></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>__________=
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