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nodmoz
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Joined: December 11th, 2008, 11:36 pm
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 Re: LED Bulb question From memory your Joey has a connection half way down the cable - try swapping that over!
LED's will work with a lot less power than a "normal" bulb - so that shouldn't be the problem, but as Adrian says, polarity is important.
However, you won't get as much output with LEDs, they are much more directional (the best I've seen being 60deg each diode) and a normal bulb is 369, which the reflector in your JD is designed for.
If you run a 6v bulb on a 12v system, it'll just pop the bulb. or melt the LEDs. Sometimes they explode, which is fun.
If you've left them connected opposite polarity, that can kill them, depends on the reverse voltage rating, usually not very high as in theory with that type of bulb, you can't connect it reverse polarity in a standard H3 fitting.
On a side note I have a H3 bulb on a long lead for a tent light. Sorted.
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Sean
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Re: LED Bulb question anyway - a beacon - how quaintly retro!
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Sean
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Re: LED Bulb question Russell wrote: Put a normal bulb in and accept that like me, you're not cut out for this shit. 
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toomany2cvs
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Re: LED Bulb question I'm just intrigued by Tigger's 369deg bulbs. A little bit wrapped round that you can glue to the other end?
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Russell
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Re: LED Bulb question I was wondering about that, can you spread the extra 4 around the rest of it or does it overlap into a double brightness zone?
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Sean
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Re: LED Bulb question my headlights certainly have a double brightess bit about 9*degrees its towards the bottom left on dipped
* Russ 'cmon thats primary school maths
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Russell
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Re: LED Bulb question What a fucking idiot. 9. Was thinking days. I'm very tired and confused.
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ken
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Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am
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Re: LED Bulb question Best check the setsquares at work, in case they're 91.25 degrees?  Russell wrote: What a fucking idiot. 9. Was thinking days. I'm very tired and confused.
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Harley
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Joined: May 3rd, 2009, 11:40 am
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Re: LED Bulb question Russell wrote: What a fucking idiot. 9. Was thinking days. I'm very tired and confused. Probably because old calendars (such as the Persian Calendar) used 360 days for a year - when they watched the stars they saw them revolve around the North Star one degree per day. That shit ain't by chance...  HArley
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nodmoz
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Re: LED Bulb question toomany2cvs wrote: I'm just intrigued by Tigger's 369deg bulbs. A little bit wrapped round that you can glue to the other end? Caused by the spinning effect on the light. Not thinking fourth dimensionally etc etc. In the fourth dimension you find people who can't type for shit.
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