i guess you're right.  but 6v just for corrosion?  i thought my electrical
system was fine...  shoot.

aaron
'87 syncro westy ej22

>From: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
>Reply-To: Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: led replacement for overhead westy light
>Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:05:54 -0400
>
>Wedge yourself under the steering wheel, drop the fuse box, and clean up
>those ground-crowns where all the dash wiring comes together... you have a
>12V circuit that is losing 6 volts to corroded contacts.
>
>Also possible it's the connectors at the light itself, but those are way
>too easy to get at.. Murphy says the corrosion is down where it's cramped!
>
>Tim
>
>At 07:34 PM 6/22/2006 -0500, Aaron Pearson wrote:
>>i thought i was all clever, and bought these for my interior overhead
>>light:
>>
>>http://www.superbrightleds.com/festoon.html
>>
>>the "39 x 10 mm Festoon base with 6 LEDs" fit perfectly, but require 12v,
>>not the 6v that is found across the clips in the lamp.  oops.  why is it
>>6?
>>is there 12 going into it, which is converted to 6 for some reason?  can i
>>rewire it to 12?
>>
>>thanks.
>>
>>aaron
>>'87 syncro westy ej22
>>
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