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Reply #30November 30, 2013, 07:43:18 pm

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« Reply #30 on: November 30, 2013, 07:43:18 pm »
Everything works as planned. Light in the cluster works when I push the button w/ the key on. Probably my cleanest custom wiring job I've ever done on one of my cars.
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Reply #31December 23, 2013, 08:34:47 pm

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« Reply #31 on: December 23, 2013, 08:34:47 pm »
Do you think you could show a diagram of what you did here? There seems to be tons of questions on this so it might be good info.

Reply #32December 23, 2013, 09:24:47 pm

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« Reply #32 on: December 23, 2013, 09:24:47 pm »
led do not burn out,,, id assume wire not in cluster harness..

Sure they do. Just not when used correctly.

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Reply #33December 31, 2013, 08:41:27 pm

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« Reply #33 on: December 31, 2013, 08:41:27 pm »
I put one into a dummy switch on the gli I converted.  Came out great I thought. ;D




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Reply #34December 31, 2013, 08:55:16 pm

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« Reply #34 on: December 31, 2013, 08:55:16 pm »
 LEDs aren't known for burning out but you can see burnt-out LEDs in the newer stop/go lights.
 If you put 12 volts to one without a current limiting resister, it won't burn out.
 It will EXPLODE!
 Careful with LEDs and 12volts,.. even 3 volts will blow up a red LED.
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Reply #35December 31, 2013, 10:15:21 pm

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« Reply #35 on: December 31, 2013, 10:15:21 pm »
Careful with LEDs and 12volts,.. even 3 volts will blow up a red LED.

Not if it's AlInGaP red.

Reply #36January 01, 2014, 10:07:04 pm

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« Reply #36 on: January 01, 2014, 10:07:04 pm »
 Is that a higher voltage red? Most operate around 1.5 volts I think.
 Whereas the blue/white/green ones are 3.5 volts usually.
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Reply #37January 01, 2014, 10:50:57 pm

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« Reply #37 on: January 01, 2014, 10:50:57 pm »
Is that a higher voltage red? Most operate around 1.5 volts I think.
 Whereas the blue/white/green ones are 3.5 volts usually.

2.0-2.5v, so they won't burn out very fast on 3v.

as an electronerd i have a whole bunch of different LEDs here. Most are in the 1.something to 2.something range, but yeah i have some red LEDs that will emit some yellow and then pretty much melt if i pinch their leads around a cr2032 battery. And others that don't. There are a bunch of different chemistries out there.