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Re: LED tailights/ Interior lights
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 12:37:57 +1200
>Anyone manage to fit LED light to their vanagon? >Specifically >Tailights >Turn signal lights >Side marker lights >Interior lights, I have the canadian incandescent...
Re: Headlight upgrades
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:23:27 -0800
Sounds like a drop in led bulb for stock lamps. Will be interesting to see how well that works. Pics on site showing beam...
Re: Switch to LED lighting??
Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:03:02 +0200
...Switch to LED lighting > > "Guessing LED 'fools' the Cruise Control that brakes have not been > applied yet." > > and, > > "If a particular cruise control setup...
LED lights revisited.
Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:28:02 -0700
It was pointed out to me that the LED lights I was talking about no longer appear on the www.realgoods.com page. Looking...
Re: New van timing, cont'd.
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:30:40 -0800
On my '82 westy, "The Green LED" is for the fridge (which you don't have). When the propane ignites, there is a thermal...
Re: Blue LEDs. Buy in quantity and save.
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Tue, 6 Aug 1996 20:52:31 CST6CDT
...Blue LEDs. Buy in quantity and save. > >water clear lens when off. > > > I know radio shack has these water clear LEDs at a good...
Re: interior lighting - led strip
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:03:08 -0800
...On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > finished a 2 strip, warm white led install yesterday...
Re: Dometic fridge question
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 6 Nov 2015 20:31:45 -0800
RE: Fridge and LEDs The bottom LED will only light when using propane. It indicates that the flame is lit.
Re: LED Refit
Historical mailing list - Paul Gordon
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:42:25 -0500
...Browse through their other pages > too. > On LED vs florescent I agree with what many have said. The bright LEDs > are > usually a very...
Re: FLAPS LED taillights
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 13:37:42 -0700
The construction of the LED replacements is all wrong. They won't cast light on to the reflective inner surfaces of the taillight housing...
Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:02:15 -0500
...That LED for the refrigerator is not as bright as the others. When my refrigerator comes on after two or three pushes on the...
Re: Source for 12V LED interior lights?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:22:18 -0500
http://www.alfenterprises.com/led_lighting/ led_low_voltage_dc_lighting.htm Jim On Aug 12, 2004, at 7:03 PM, Tobin Copley wrote...
Re: Camper light LED bulbs
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 5 Feb 2017 10:08:48 -0700
If Yours is the 3Bulb Incandescent these Might DoIt ~ https://www.superbrightleds.com/vehicle/1990-volkswagen-vanagon-vehicle-led-lights?make=79&model=1704...
Re: Red LED bulb
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:47:39 -0400
...Any T 1-3/4 standard or high-brightness red LED will work here. If Radio Shack are still selling their bag of LEDs...
Re: FW: High Beam indicator light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:34:38 -0400
...After close inspection,(my dash cluster is >slowly disentegrating), it seems to be a LED, short flat-top stub with a >removable blue cap...
LED tail lights (was Skylight Arm)
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:14:28 -0800
...I stuffed about 2 dozen bright red LED's into each housing to help brighten things up a bit. It does, too... Here's...
Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 18:24:39 -0500
...I am partial to LED products that use the 5050 SMD LEDs. One like this that already has wires on it would be easy...
Re: 91 fridge not lighting
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:06:42 -0400
Sorry, I took it to mean the RED lamp (not LED) that indicates the SPARKER, not the green LED that indicated the FLAME. If...
Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:38:31 -0700
...I am not familiar with >> any unused LEDs in the instrument cluster, nor do I know the oxygen >> sensor LED. Where are these lights...
Re: Anyone used "Night Hawk" bulbs? (searched archives)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:57:28 -0700
...That way if the LEDs do > burn out, you could replace a $5 LED module at the car parts store > rather than replacing a...
Re: LED Refit
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:08:35 -0800
http://tinyurl.com/y93slwf Has the description and the Hamazon page. Of the motion sensor led devices Costco Item is 338416 Pensionerd.
Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:29:58 -0500
...i could not imagine any reason that there would be unused LEDs. and then the remark about the battery and oil LEDs made it...
Re: Water and Battery LEDs dead - fix
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 28 May 2007 11:44:34 -0700
...Water and Battery LEDs dead - fix > > I concur with Frank C. If none of the LED's work, it is usually the > small toggle...
Re: Dometic fridge question
Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
Fri, 6 Nov 2015 21:42:12 -0700
...Fridge and LEDs > The bottom LED will only light when using propane. It indicates that the > flame is lit. > -- *"We don't stop playing...
Re: LED source
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:49:58 -0800
...On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > All LED van folk, > > I found the place I...
Re: Quick Mod : Blue LED for Refrigerator
Historical mailing list - Mike D.
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:44:09 -0700
For those of you wondering where to find a blue LED -- I bought mine at JameCo, but pretty much any blue 5mm LED should...
Camper Indicator Panel LED's !!!
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Sat, 8 Aug 1998 23:45:38 -0500
...If you apply voltage polarity in the wrong direction, the LED won't light, and you'll blow it out. LED's are polarity...
Re: LED Tail Lights
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:50:48 -0800
...LED Tail Lights I have 'ordinary' LED 12 volt tail light bulbs in my good Vanagon. They are just like a regular bulb, except...
Re: Plug in LED dash bulbs
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:36:00 -0800
Karl, I recently installed 7 amber colored LEDs to the inside of my westy parcel shelf lamp. I soldered in resistors to allow them...
Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:42:44 EDT
...Check out _http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/_ (http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/) Todd, thanks for that link. That's more info on LEDs than...
Re: Source for 12V LED interior lights?
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 19:59:24 -0700
...On Aug 12, 2004, at 6:25 PM, jimt wrote: >> I've been eyeing those new white LED flashlights, and wondering if >> somebody is...
Re: New led strip under gutter
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:26:03 -0700
Coloured lights are good for casting light when others are sleeping - we have a red led that goes on when one of us looking...
Re: Dash Lights
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 01:41:05 -0800
I bought the LED bulb kit from Go Westy and installed them. Here are some pics. http://tinyurl.com/br8ht9u BTW these LEDs are...
Tripping on LED!
Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 18:10:04 EDT
IM hooked on LED's too but I like to experiment... I found on Planet bike (http://www.planet-bike.com/lights.html) really...
Re: LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:17:59 -0500
...The 1157 LED replacement is rated at 30/85 lumens flux. A real 1157 bulb has 3/32 mean spherical candlepower, which is 37...
Re: LED Reading Light
Historical mailing list
31 Jul 96 08:19:39 PDT
My '80 had a RED color LED for the high beams, drove me crazy until I cannibalized a couple of junker dash panels to...
Re: Bright LED Cheap source & usage
Historical mailing list - Emil Lehan
Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:19:46 EST
For those who do not want to make there own resiter/led set up, try out www.superbrightled.com Emil
Re: Bright LED Cheap source & usage
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 3 Dec 2005 23:10:39 -0500
thanks to everybody for the feedback and info on this. Especially that LED array calculator. That is pretty cool. Edward
Re: LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
Historical mailing list - --------
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:35:48 -0500
"So in my case I could benefit marginally from the LED lamp (85 vs 70" Did you consider the power savings and life of...
Re LED and lighting the fridge
Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:50:05 -0500
WHAT LED are you looking at to see if your fridge is lit? Do I have one on an '87 Westy? If I do...
Re: Alternator warning light
Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 08:08:01 -0700
Earl, When an LED comes out of the LED stamping machine, the longer leg is the anode and the short is the cathode. But...
Re: OK- here's a good one........What is that other little LED on the instrument cluster that never lights up?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 3 Apr 2002 00:25:14 EST
...Each LED can be illuminated in red or greed. For one of the LEDs, I monitor the fan speed (green for the low speed...
Re: Bright LED Cheap source & usage
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Sun, 4 Dec 2005 07:40:00 -0500
I purchased some LED festoon dome lights to replace the door and map light over the glove box and have been really happy with...
Re: The faucet
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:23:15 -0800
How much water is in the tank? The early LED panels sense when the tank is very low and disable the pump by removing...
Re: The faucet
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:23:15 -0800
How much water is in the tank? The early LED panels sense when the tank is very low and disable the pump by removing...
Bright LED Cheap source & usage
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 3 Dec 2005 09:50:31 -0500
Always looking for a good hack, I noticed recently an LED flashlight on sale for $10 at the Eckerd Drugstore. This has 21 bright...
Recommendations for LED tail, brake, turn, and backup bulbs
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:20:53 -0500
With Black Friday sales in full swing, I thought this might be a good time to upgrade tail lights to LED bulbs. A while...
LED Panel, Fridge light VERY DIM
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:14:24 -0400
...Green Fridge-flame LED on panel is VERY dim though. All the others (Water & battery) work great. Any guesses for any easy fix? G...
fridge LED power source
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Sun, 16 May 2004 15:52:48 -0600
How is the fridge LED powered. On propane, it appears that the thermocouple powers it. (I assume the thermocouple puts out enough for the...
Re: interior LEDs - get rid of the morgue
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:43:18 -0500
Some LED light bulbs (as distributed) are polarized. In other words, they work in one direction, but not the other. (technically all LEDs are...
Digitool test results--no throttle switch LED at idle
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:38:47 -0500
The throttle switch LED is on when when floored, but not at idle. What to do? Thanks, Jim
Re: New led strip under gutter
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:24:09 -0700
...I enjoy having the full-width LED strip and controller that came with my ARB awning. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 3...
Tail light stuffing
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:35:49 -0700
...Tail power----|>|-----v^v^v^v------+ | Brake power----------------|>|----+----v^v^v^v------ LED' -+ +-----v^v^v^v------ LED' -+ +-----v^v^v^v------ LED' -+ | Ground...
Re: Recommendations for LED tail, brake, turn, and backup bulbs
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:59:14 -0500
...Get the brightest red LED for brake lights. Reverse lights are a bit more tricky because the housing has no reflector. Chris Dnia 23...
Re: Dometic fridge question
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Nov 2015 07:50:08 -0500
there is a switch (at least on the later models) that controls whether the leds are on or not. right in the middle of...
Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:24:52 -0700
...It might retain a minimal >>> glow for some time -- LEDs will visibly emit with microamps of current >>> running through them. >>> >>> LEDs dim perfectly well...
Re: New led strip under gutter
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:41:01 -0700
...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: Digitool and Instrument Cluster LEDs
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:12:32 -0600
...I notice that there > are two empty LED spaces where one could install some LEDs. If you could > have two LEDs to dedicate to...
Re: LED lamp
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:07:07 -0700
...This is the 6-LED version. There's also one with about 15 LEDs for about $25. Thanks for the tip! We picked one...
high beam indicator sucks
Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:37:43 +0000
Was wondering if other owners have trouble with a dim 'blue LED' high beam indicator light as I did on my '87. I'd...