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Re: LED Panel, Fridge light VERY DIM
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:00:27 -0700
On my 87 (don't know about other years), the fridge-flame LED brightness is porportional to the heat put out by the flame...
Re: High beam LED blue light
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:16:39 -0800
>The blue high beam indicator light is not an LED but an incandescent bulb >and does burn out. All the other indicator lamps are...
How to use LED's (a bit long)
Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:00:39 +0200
...When 1 LED fails and would create a short, the current will go up, and due to the non-linear behavior of the LED...
Re: Fridge flame sensor LED replacement
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:04:59 -0700
...Less likely problems are a bad LED. LEDs will fail if overheated > > and blue LEDs will be damaged by static electricity so don't...
Re: Re LED and lighting the fridge
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:02:59 -0700
This is the most common Westy LED panel but there are others that do NOT have this green LED. On some there is a...
Re: LED Lights(for dash)
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 07:44:19 -0700
...All those little lights are not LEDs. The Hi beam >indicator is an incandescent bulb with a blue boot and you will need to...
LED source
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:28:37 -0800
All LED van folk, I found the place I was looking for: OZNIUM They have strip leds and all the other kinds too I...
Re: Fridge burner LED
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 10 Jun 2000 19:45:32 -0700
...Fridge burner LED > Sorry, dying or painting LEDs doesn't help. LEDs emit a very narrow band > of color, and anything you put over...
Re: New led strip under gutter
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 18:09:32 -0500
...I enjoy having the full-width LED strip and controller that came with my ARB awning. Jim On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 3...
New led strip under gutter
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 13:18:03 -0700
...Put in new strip, the cob like led rather than the discrete obvious led elements. They still are discrete leds light sources in there...
Charge warning light LED question - David B.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 9 May 2012 13:59:00 -0700
...I know an LED would be brighter. LED's have polarity .. so wondering if an LED will work there for a warning light. thanks...
Re: Camper Indicator Panel LED's !!!
Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 15:36:55 -0700
...A good starting point for most LEDs is to plan to drive 20mA of current through the LED. (This is for the RED LEDs...
Re: LED replacement for westy
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 12:09:29 -0700
At 11:37 AM 8/4/2004, Jason Willenbrock wrote: >hey all, >my LED green light to indicate my propane pilot is burning is...
Re: Another dumb question, air control slider lighting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:33:13 -0800
you'll find, due to the beam spread/pattern on most leds, that you need a brighter-than-you-think led in the applications...
Re: Fridge LED Panel Switch question
Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
Tue, 4 May 2004 12:52:13 -0300
...Could be the board, LED, resistor or most likely the LM324, Radio Shack part #276-1711, chip which controls the LED on the control...
Re: 2 LEDs
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:49:18 -0400
At 08:59 PM 9/18/2007, David Kao wrote... >Your example of LEDs in serial is regular signal LEDs not for lighting >applications...
another led mod
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:17:46 -0800
Used up a left over bit of led strip to light glove compartment http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/vanagon-led-lighting-the...
Re: more on LED illumination
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:43:01 -0800
I did try that years ago, old listmember Mike Ray and I both tried various mods, including sanding end of LED to a 45...
Re: Camper Indicator Panel LED's again!!!
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 02:30:00 EDT
Carl Hansen wrote: << You can get red, green and yellow LED's from VW. (Also Blue, but I didn't inquire.) >> Sorry but the...
Fridge LED always on ??
Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
Mon, 5 Jul 2004 08:39:03 -0300
...I have a new problem with my LED panel. The fridge LED is now ON whenever I turn on the little toggle switch...even...
Re: Replacement fridge LED - which one to get
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 5 May 2005 07:36:43 -0700
On most Westy's the LED panel ONLY LIGHTS UP when you flip the switch to the on position. Is yours like this or...
LED dash light correction
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:53:01 -0800
Correction to led info, the led is rated for a 3.8, not a 1.8 forward voltage, and the resistor I used was...
Re: more on LED illumination
Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:13:13 -0800
...I'm feeling inspired by the heater control light discussion, so will try sanding LEDs for that application and let everyone know how it...
Re: Quick Mod : Blue LED for Refrigerator
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:15:21 -0700
...The LED should pop free. > 7. Cut the leads on the new blue LED to match. > 8. Look inside the blue LED and (remember...
Re: LED Refit
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:24:18 -0800
Let me add some additional info on LED lighting. Because of having had a number of failures with LED replacement bulbs I'm kind...
Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:37:39 -0400
At 12:43 PM 9/18/2007, David Kao wrote... >I have a LED flash light with a single 3 watt LED in it...
Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:02:25 -0600
...When I sent it back ~1/2 of the LEDs were out or flickering. Granted, this was not a single LED, but more complex...
Quick Mod : Blue LED for Refrigerator
Historical mailing list - Mike D.
Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:02:34 -0700
...The LED should pop free. 7. Cut the leads on the new blue LED to match. 8. Look inside the blue LED and (remember...
Re: Fridge flame sensor LED replacement - DONE
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 20:45:35 -0700
...Less likely problems are a bad LED. LEDs will fail if overheated > > and blue LEDs will be damaged by static electricity so don't...
Re: Looking for a LED
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 7 Aug 2010 18:27:51 -0400
At 06:02 PM 8/7/2010 Saturday, Gilles H Turmel wrote: >Hi, >The blue LED for my highbeam is burnt. Where can I...
Re: LED source
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:48:59 -0500
I bought all my LEDs from Superbrightleds.com. They have pretty much everything LED wise. I've even got them in my dash to...
LED Taillights
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:18:17 -0500
I looked back through the thread on LED taillights and sources and didn't see the source that I've used. Try http://www...
LED links
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 01:11:41 -0800
Have you checked out http://datasheets.led.net/ or http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ ? The latter is an interesting page for those curious about...
Re: High beam blue LED
Historical mailing list - John McLean
Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:48:46 -0800
> It isn't actually an LED. They didn't make blue LEDs in those days. > I'll have to admit I would'nt know...
Re: high beam indicator
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:00:26 -0700
Ha, Ha, ha! I nearly choked the first time I drove an '80 Vanagon and that red LED popped on! I *promptly* went to...
Re: 13 watt helical bulb in bus
Historical mailing list - Ed
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:14:56 -0400
...If you look at lumens per watt, compact fluorescents are the most efficient, then LEDs, then incandescents. Both LEDs and fluorescents are more efficient...
LEDs in 12V systems
Historical mailing list - Mike D.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:42:22 -0700
For those of you experimenting with replacing 12V bulbs with LEDs, here is a quick lesson. LEDs come with two ratings, a "Vf" (voltage...
Re: LEDs in 12V systems
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:01:08 -0500
...wrote: > For those of you experimenting with replacing 12V bulbs with LEDs, > here is a quick lesson. > > LEDs come with two ratings, a "Vf...
Re: 13 watt helical bulb in bus
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:33:06 -0700
My comparison is one to one, the stock 212 (?) to a 9 LED direct replacement, exactly 10 to 1 on current draw. The interesting...
Oil pressure LED
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 10:37:43 -0800
...I was wondering if the LED is actually driven by a transistor or some other type of indicator driver or is the LED hooked...
crude ascii art of LED bulb
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:33:06 -0800
here is a crude representation that might help to illustrate my previous post about LED dash light experiment. Please view in a fixed-width...
interior lighting - led strip
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:33:28 -0800
finished a 2 strip, warm white led install yesterday. Got much better light in the van now. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/23...
Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:34:39 -0600
...This would be a false design if >> all LEDs are different. One LED may be required to operate at 15MA but >> another may be...
Re: Fridge flame sensor LED replacement
Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:14:22 -0700
...Less likely problems are a bad LED. LEDs will fail if overheated >and blue LEDs will be damaged by static electricity so don't...
Re: New circuit board options
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 11:14:18 -0700
you can get LED dash lights any color you want https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/instrument-panel-light-bulb/pc74-led-bulb-high-power...
Re: Interior Light Improvements?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:34:28 -0600
...I drilled two holes thru each fin, stuck the leads of the LED thru, glued the leads, and bent each LED at a right...
Re: Oil pressure LED
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 13:57:23 -0600
There is control circuitry that manages the oil pressure LED. I know, because mine is on the fritz, too. I checked to ensure that...
LED dash light expt update
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:35:49 -0800
Hi, after a long hiatus and a couple of false starts I succeeded in installing a new bright white led in the dash. It...
Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:54:59 -0700
I have been running nothing but 12 volt led outside lighting at my solar powered Baja getaway shack for a few years now. All...
Re: Headlight upgrades
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:25:36 -0800
...3 watt LEDs correspond to about 20 watt incandescents. 15 watt LEDs correspond to about 60-75 watt incandescents. So this jives with 13...
Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 2 May 2005 06:59:20 -0700
>The manual says "look for the pilot light " on the bottom left, is it >saying the LED light, or am I suppose to see...
Re: 12V LED mood lighting?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:57:58 -0800
A (perhaps nutty) idea I have is to make a LED lit "star sky" in the '82 Westy. Was thinking to lay out LED...
Re: reefer lighting & led display - Westfalia (where to get an LED?)
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 12:31:26 -0400
My lower (red) water level LED is burnt out. I want to solder a new one in there, but don't know where to...
Re: LED taillights??
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:23:04 -0800
I don't know about tail lights as I have been searching for LED amber lights to use for extra up high signal lights...
Re: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions/LEDs
Historical mailing list - Dann-o
Tue, 29 Nov 1994 10:13:03 -0600 (CST)
on the subject of leds.... my friends 80 vanagon has a green led for the high beam indicator, its really distracting, as you are...
Re: Charge warning light LED question - David B.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 9 May 2012 17:48:47 -0400
At 04:59 PM 5/9/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >it works fine. >I know an LED would be brighter. >LED's have...
interior LEDs - get rid of the morgue
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:45:40 -0800
When I bought my LED festoon bulbs to replace the incandescents in the door switched interior lights, I made the mistake of buying cool...
Re: LED equivalent?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:24:07 -0500
This is the one - just looking for the LED version. GoWesty hasn’t responded yet to my email (which is unusual!) Jeff Sent from...
Re: Fridge burner LED
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 11 Jun 2000 00:09:39 -0400
At 22:45 6/10/2000, Bill Davidson wrote: >What I would like to have is two LEDs on the dash instrument panel... one...
Erratic temp LED and gauge needle
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 15 Oct 2019 21:16:03 +0000
...I presumed it was an electrical issue of some kind; not a plumbing issue. So left the campround, with temp LED flashing away. After...