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To: Ron Fine <ronfineesq@earthlink.net>, "sentenac.rw@gmail.com" <sentenac.rw@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] LEDs should not be used for turn signal indicators?
From: Michael MacLean via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 20:20:33 +0000 (UTC)
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Mike MacLean

    On Saturday, August 22, 2020, 11:33:20 AM PDT, sentenac.rw--- via Heale=
ys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
=20
 I am guessing that it is related to the fact that LED lights don't
draw much current.=C2=A0 Maybe they don't draw enough current to activate
the original flasher.=C2=A0 I think it depends on current to heat a
bimetallic strip.=C2=A0 A solid state flasher should not care.

-Roland

On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 10:53:25 -0700, you wrote:

>Can someone explain to me why Moss catalog says =E2=80=9C LEDs should not =
be used for turn signal indicators=E2=80=9D=C2=A0 I have already replaced m=
y gage lighting with LED, which work great but I don=E2=80=99t know why the=
 turn=C2=A0 signal indicator green colored light can=E2=80=99t also be an L=
ED.=C2=A0 It is simply an on-off light that should not be affected by the l=
ower current draw.=C2=A0 What am I missing here?=C2=A0 I am using the origi=
nal flasher.=C2=A0 Thanks,=C2=A0 Ron Fine 61Bn7
>

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                    On Saturday, August 22, 2020, 11:33:20 AM PDT, sentenac=
.rw--- via Healeys &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">I am guessing that it is related to t=
he fact that LED lights don't<br clear=3D"none">draw much current.&nbsp; Ma=
ybe they don't draw enough current to activate<br clear=3D"none">the origin=
al flasher.&nbsp; I think it depends on current to heat a<br clear=3D"none"=
>bimetallic strip.&nbsp; A solid state flasher should not care.<br clear=3D=
"none"><br clear=3D"none">-Roland<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">On S=
at, 22 Aug 2020 10:53:25 -0700, you wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"n=
one">&gt;Can someone explain to me why Moss catalog says =E2=80=9C LEDs sho=
uld not be used for turn signal indicators=E2=80=9D&nbsp;  I have already r=
eplaced my gage lighting with LED, which work great but I don=E2=80=99t kno=
w why the turn&nbsp; signal indicator green colored light can=E2=80=99t als=
o be an LED.&nbsp; It is simply an on-off light that should not be affected=
 by the lower current draw.&nbsp; What am I missing here?&nbsp; I am using =
the original flasher.&nbsp;  Thanks,&nbsp;  Ron Fine 61Bn7<br clear=3D"none=
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