[Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs

[Ron Porter]

For anybody with a burned out LED (and not just a bad wire), isn't the
obvious solution to just get a used spoiler from Al?? Even if it needs to be
repainted, it sounds like a much easier solution!!

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Jim and Debbie Leyden
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 7:45 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs


When I opened up a bad one it looked like the LED's were wired in several
series circuits but I couldn't tell what caused a total failure of the
entire light.  IIRC Al Fitz said that the most common failure that he has
seen is the supply or ground wires breaking.

Jim



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James F. Ryan III
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:33 AM
To: Rbade12@aol.com; john_sho92@yahoo.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Spoiler Brake Light, LEDs


If the LEDs are in series, the whole unit wouldn't work if a single LED was
bad.

James F. Ryan III

>Has anyone had any experience with the replacement of
>a bad LED?  I see they reccommend replacing it becuase
>it's in series and such, but how can one open the
>casing up?  It's all glued together by the factory
>pretty good..  Any ideas or tips?

>I tried, with partial success. The halves of the unit can be cut/heated
>apart. Cut down as far as you can around the entire unit, then use
>a heat gun to
>warm things up. It took awhile to do, but they did come apart. I
>had degradation
>along the entire length of the circuit, so replacement of the bad
>LED did not
>completely cure my problem, i.e. all LED's worked, but the light given off
>was dull. IMO this is one job not worth screwing around with. $50
>should get you
>a working unit.
>
>Bob 93 MTX- tucked away for a long winters nap
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