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• Re: LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 10 May 2011 10:30:59 -0700
  ...30 LEDs in a very low profile brushed aluminum strip 20" long $25 (different sizes & colors available). So bright, better with an LED PWM...
• LED Lighting upgrade: summary
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:22:02 -0700
  ...All are direct plug-ins, with the exception of the heater control LEDs, which will require some dexterity with a soldering iron to assemble...
• Re: Indicator light (fridge propane)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:58:47 -0700
  ...When the water tank is empty - Red LED lit - the propane LED will also light. I'm not sure if this is a failure...
• Re: Doors Closed, LED Dome Light Glows On. Solved?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 21:38:39 -0800
  ...All I know is that the three festoon lights I swapped out for LEDs quite frequently would not go out when door closed. There...
• Re: Crazy BRIGHT(!!) reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:47:28 -0400
  It looks like LED lamps are finally catching up! SWEET! I use the halogen upgrade lights in my Westy, which are better than stock...
• Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:58:03 -0500
  ...I just spotterd at the local walmart a 18" stip w/6 down light LEDs for cabinetry and curios. it was formable and uses...
• LED bulb source to replace original halogen kitchen light?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 6 May 2016 19:29:22 +0000
  Is there a popular LED bulb source for the early style Westfalia kitchen light?The type that has a rectangular diamond-pattern lense originally...
• Re: Subject: light emitting diodes
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:06:48 -0500
  there are plenty of plug-in 12V automotive leds available, which would probably be the most efficient and least expensive way to go. incidently...
• Shifter Bushing Availability
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:22:32 -0800
  ...LED Refit I tried all sorts of LED bulbs for my Westy interior and found all of them harsh and bluish regardless of what...
• Sink LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 21:35:20 -0400
  Hey all, OK, I have a 1908 Westy, and have some questions regarding the sink LED display. Mine has 4 water lights, and 3...
• Re: more mysterious circuitry
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 15:12:33 -0700
  ...The 470 resistor in line with the led is to limit the amount of current that flows THROUGH the led, to give the led...
• Re: New led strip under gutter
  Historical mailing list - Adam Grove
  Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:34:08 -0800
  ...I enjoy having the full-width LED strip and controller that > > came > > > with my ARB awning. > > > >>> > > > >>> Jim > > > >>> > > > >>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 3...
• Re: LED electrical questions (Building a Sylvania "Dot-Its" unit)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:15:07 -0400
  ...The light is a very clean white, the best I've seen in an LED. It has one very bright LED. I think it...
• Re: Glow Plug Warning Light
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Jul 1995 10:05:07 -0700
  ...If you use a LED with seperate current limiting resistor, put the resistor between the "+" leg of the LED and the wire you have...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:19:30 -0800
  ...The ALT led also warns of some charging > failures in the alternator but it is possible for the alternator to fail > and this led...
• Re: Yet another led H4 blog post
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:06:00 -0800
  ...Yet another led H4 blog post > > Truly in the beating a dead horse department, I wrote a little more on the led H4 bulbs...
• oil pressure led
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:38:57 -0700
  consider a burnt LED - I just replaced the high beam indicator LED this week on my bus. I will take about an hour to...
• 3Watt LED?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:31:23 -0700
  ...Two of these running a 3V Led array would run for only ~1.5 hr before falling out of operating specifications. TAANSTAFL applies here...
• NVC ISO LED supplier
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 13 Sep 2019 20:31:41 -0500
  ...Trying to find a 5mm miniature 1.5v LED has so far been the most frustrating thing to find I have ever looked for...
• Re: LED Refit
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:17:29 -0800
  http://www.elementalled.com/pdf/EL-IMGRIB12V.pdf Has the specifications for a warm led strip that is 12v powered. A clever fellow could...
• Re: LED Refit
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:36:00 -0800
  ...I'm thinking of an LED light that clamps to a bicycle handlebar so it will fit the pop top bar. Jeff On Feb...
• LED bench/barbeque lamp
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 11:13:37 -0500
  ...Designers Edge L-872 24-LED Barbecue/Task Light http://www.amazon.com/Designers-Edge-L-872-24-LED-Barbecue/dp/B001EXRG4K/ref=sr...
• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 07:54:01 -0700
  Hey Pete, I'm leery about any drop in led bulb in the rectangular lamp set up. ( sorry Ken). I'll make the assumption...
• Re: LED Refit
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:33:17 -0500
  ...LED Refit > > > I have just completed a LED refit on the light over the Water tank/ > Storage area. The incandescent lamps (3) seem to...
• H4 led bulbs, trying out another pair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:39:50 -0700
  I posted back in Jan/feb my findings with drop in H4 led bulbs. Been running them since then, loved the low beams, didn...
• Re: LED lights
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:09:05 -0700
  The LED bulbs aren't drawing enough current. You can either add resistors, or get a variable load relay. toodle pip, On 17 Jul...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 1 Nov 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1293)
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:31:21 -0800
  ...The needle > needs to be over the LED. The high idle speed may be correct since the > ECU thinks the engine is cold. The...
• Re: [Syncro] Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 10:36:59 -0800
  ...I'd have to go out and double check, but my recollection is that the LED only glows when using propane, not on 12v...
• Re: LED Lights(for dash)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:45:35 -0700
  ...They >are the small two legged LED's red and green. Where >can they be found? Phil The LED's can be found at...
• Re: Head light swap to LED, Early Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 29 May 2024 13:49:47 -0400
  Hi Jeff, I'm running the headlight relay with my LED H4 bulbs without any issues. The relay detects the power before it feeds...
• Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Nov 94 10:34:48 MST
  > The only Dometics with gauges instead of LED's that I have seen were in > pre-Vanagons. My 81 Westfalia has the green/red...
• Re: LED tailights/ Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:46:17 EDT
  ...They convert the whole light full of leds. Probably expensive though. More suited for smaller taillight autos. BenT
• Re: LED taillights??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 12:44:58 +1200
  >Has anyone attempted to make LED taillights for the Vanagon? Any home-bound >hobbyists with too much solder laying around? > >I had idea of...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:27:42 -0700
  ...Wiring in an LED is a bad idea. >> >> Shunting an LED directly into TVS circuit ..... >> > > TVS? Anyway, a) a worn throttle body may very...
• Re: LED goodness
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:44:45 -0500
  ...I would like to have details on where to get the LED kid you installed. If your propane tank took 2.8 gallons, it...
• Re: High Beam LED? again
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 23:55:17 EST
  ...In a pinch, I once substituted a green LED. That proved to be odd enough to be unsettling so I paid them the filthy...
• Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 17:57:35 -0300
  While driving, my temp guage usually stays over the coolant sensor led but sometimes it goes just over it (still over the led but...
• Charging light question
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:06:40 -0600
  ...When i start it up (warm/cold makes no difference) the charging LED stays on until i rev the engine just a bit above...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 10:01:34 -0800
  No, the original purpose of the LED was to get the driver's attention when the coolant TEMP went too high. Later it was...
• Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 23 May 2004 21:26:25 -0700
  ...It has a green power indicator LED in the center hole where later panels have a toggle switch. It also has the 2 lower...
• Re: Not running out of gas. was:Re: Cheap emergency gas can
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 02:58:37 -0500
  At 12:11 AM 3/2/2002, Larry Alofs wrote: >What we really need is a circuit that beeps or flashes an LED when...
• LED bulbswas: Trip report Busses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 13:18:52 -0500
  Great info on the LED signal bulbs. Alistair mentioned they were a little loose but worked. I like the idea of more visible lights...
• High Beam Indicator-Ya Gotta Be Kidding Me!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:23:21 -0400
  ...But no, as I am to find, it aint a bulb at all, but a LED. But, the LED has only fallen out of...
• Fridge LED light question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 3 Nov 2016 12:10:18 -0400
  ...The green LED light on the control panel stays on wether or not the fridge is running on propane. After checking everything I can...
• Re: Lehman's Wind-up LED Flashlight
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:36:02 -0800
  You look!?! :-) On 1/25/06, Tom Salicos <Tom@salicos.com> wrote: > > Costco has a pack of two 3-LED windup lights for about...
• Re: Plug in LED dash bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:35:33 -0700
  ...Plug in LED dash bulbs > > Just wondering if anyone on the list is using this LED dash lights. I > know there has been talk...
• Re: 13 watt helical bulb in bus
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:44:54 -0700
  ...These are also more efficnent than LEDs." I think you should check on whoever is making that claim. The draw on LED's is...
• Re: LED Lighting upgrade: summary
  Historical mailing list - Mario Montanez
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:45:37 -0400
  ...B8.3D-x Instrument LED >> bulb $ 1.59 (each): Options: White B8.3D-W (Blue & Red also >> available) >> (Alternative: High powered version B8.3D...
• Re: Something draining my battery
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 19:34:02 -0500
  ...A button on the plug turns it from off to 2 white LEDs or 1 blue LED. For $1 I thought it would be...
• Re: How to make an A/C compressor on indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:21:01 -0400
  I have installed 12 volt led indicator lights from Radio Shack on my dual evaporator AC system to monitor both thermostats and the pressure...
• LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:12:19 +1300
  >Maybe you'd be interested in LED tail lights. >That's been done before. >Bright, now power consumption, last forever. I've been thinking...
• Re: LED Reading Light
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 12:24:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...that a blue LED is now available. > > "So what" you say? Well, if you bunch blue, green and red LEDs together and > > they are...
• Re: Cool Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:38:05 EDT
  ...The resistor in the LED circuit makes the LEDs dim enough to provide just enough light to make the cupholders easily visible and not...
• Re: Anyone know of a good Westy LED ceiling light they like?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:48:41 -0400
  You can see all the different led color lights on in the display in the Light bulb section of your Home Despot! Sent from...
• Re: LED Headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:54:44 -0700
  ...80w actual of LED would be in a MUCH larger package. Jim > On Jun 30, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Jack Reynaert <jack007@COMCAST...
• Re: Paint questions
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 20:45:09 -0700
  there ya go - since Audi pioneered LED lighting in mass production vehicles, everybody's on the band wagon ... although, that wheeler looks to have...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 08:48:38 -0700
  The behavior of the blue LED points more to a missing ground for the headlight bulbs, rather than a switch problem. Mark Don Hanson...
• Re: another led question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:13:04 -0800
  ...Any quick suggestions? Jim '91 Westy MV Bill Davidson wrote: > > Should the water temperature LED come on during start up? > > Yes, it should blink...
• Re: Charging light question
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:19:53 -0800
  > When i start it up (warm/cold makes no difference) the charging LED stays on > until i rev the engine just a bit above...
• tach dash wiring, color order
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:52:15 -0800
  ...leds) 9 green tach from coil, need to add this on pre 85 10 blue/red turn signal led 11 blue alternator led 12...