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Re: [Healeys] LED dash lights

To: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>, "Bruce Steele" <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] LED dash lights
From: "David Nock" <healeydoc@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:23:27 -0700
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I would assume that it is not all the bulbs with the same fault. I would =
look at the dash light switch under the dash. Try bypassing the switch =
and see if the problem goes away.



David Nock
healeydoc@sbcglobal.net
209 948 8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com

From: Alan Seigrist=20
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 12:53 AM
To: Bruce Steele=20
Cc: Healey List=20
Subject: Re: [Healeys] LED dash lights

LED lights are very sensitive to heat and also high variances in =
voltage.  =20

You may want to check your operating range of voltage, it may be too =
harmful for the LED lights you've installed. =20

Also maybe they're made in China. =20

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 =
generator 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? =20



  Bruce Steele

  Brea, CA

  1960 BN7




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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] LED dash lights</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>You may want to check your operating range of voltage, it may be =
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harmful for the LED lights you've installed.&nbsp; </DIV>
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<DIV>Also maybe they're made in China.&nbsp; </DIV>
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<DIV>Probably the last point is the real problem.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Bruce Steele =
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bought a set=20
  of LED dash lights from British Car Specialists last year and they =
worked=20
  great until recently when I noticed they started to flicker.&nbsp; =
This has=20
  gotten worse until yesterday morning the speedo light never came on =
and the=20
  tach was dark for a while before beginning to flicker.&nbsp; All 4 =
gauges are=20
  exhibiting the same symptoms, but the generator light, high beam =
indicator and=20
  trafficator indicator function normally.&nbsp; All LED bulbs are tight =
in=20
  their mountings; I can rule out intermittent contact.&nbsp; =
I=E2=80=99ve not swapped=20
  the incandescent bulbs back in yet for a test, BTW.&nbsp; Any thoughts =
on the=20
  cause?&nbsp; <U></U><U></U></SPAN></P>
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