Curing LED Turn Signal Conversion Problems
This apparently cures automotive manufacturer's morphidite flasher tantrums that go into Charles Manson mode when a person converts from incandescent to LED turn signals. http://ledguy.net/store/in...
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I tried an 1156 Cree LED in my reverse lights, and they were not visible to other drivers at any angle but directly behind in daytime. Obviously results will be different in different vehicles.
I do have some non flashing side marker lights that call for 194 incandescent bulbs with the t10 wedge base. I happen to have a bunch of LEDs that take this same base for my interior lights, so I tried some in these housings. The brightest LED's I had were too bright and too pink. I tried dimmest RED colored LED bulb in this light is perfect in intensity and fills out the reflector well from all angles, and the light is red, not pink.
So get the LED's the same color as the reflector housing. Makes a big difference in light color and the amount of light filtered out by the lens.
In that photo, the brightest blue white LED was only about 25% brighter than the red led when inside the red colored housing, but is about 90% brighter when unfiltered.
The two Red led's account for almost a 1 amp savings over the 194's IIRC.
Higher voltages then make it to my other incandescent signal bulbs, which is also increased since I removed the headlight current from my headlight switch.
My Vehicle might be old enough to drink, but my lighting, interior and exterior, is as good or better than stock.
I do have some non flashing side marker lights that call for 194 incandescent bulbs with the t10 wedge base. I happen to have a bunch of LEDs that take this same base for my interior lights, so I tried some in these housings. The brightest LED's I had were too bright and too pink. I tried dimmest RED colored LED bulb in this light is perfect in intensity and fills out the reflector well from all angles, and the light is red, not pink.
So get the LED's the same color as the reflector housing. Makes a big difference in light color and the amount of light filtered out by the lens.
In that photo, the brightest blue white LED was only about 25% brighter than the red led when inside the red colored housing, but is about 90% brighter when unfiltered.
The two Red led's account for almost a 1 amp savings over the 194's IIRC.
Higher voltages then make it to my other incandescent signal bulbs, which is also increased since I removed the headlight current from my headlight switch.
My Vehicle might be old enough to drink, but my lighting, interior and exterior, is as good or better than stock.
