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| Author: | Rumble602 [ July 10th, 2013, 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | LED Bulb question |
Just picked up a pair of LED H3 bulbs to replace the bulb in my Joey (Joey Deacon = Beacon). Now I know nowt about electrics, but when I connect the bulb I get the mearest flicker and then nothing. Could they just be cheap and duff, or am I missing something? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-H3-9-SMD-5 ... 6186205%26 Ta |
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| Author: | subarupete [ July 10th, 2013, 9:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
Does the beacon have a built in flasher? |
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| Author: | Russell [ July 10th, 2013, 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
Possibly not enough power? We have started delving into LED street lighting at work and they're pretty sensitive. |
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| Author: | Rumble602 [ July 10th, 2013, 9:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
The joey is just a rotating mirror around stationary bulb. I wondered if power was an issue... there was me thinking 12V was 12V. BTW would running a 6V bulb in it make it run hot and blow fuses? |
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| Author: | Russell [ July 10th, 2013, 9:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
Try giving it some revs, maybe on idle the alternator isn't giving enough oooomph? I don't really understand electrics, despite technically being a 'lighting engineer'... |
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| Author: | Rumble602 [ July 10th, 2013, 9:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
No joy there Russ. |
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| Author: | Russell [ July 10th, 2013, 10:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
Put a normal bulb in and accept that like me, you're not cut out for this shit. |
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| Author: | Nelsthebass [ July 10th, 2013, 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
Believe me, from expensive purchases, the cheap LED lights are nothing but garbage and not worth bothering with - try and find high white normal filament bulbs instead... |
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| Author: | ayjay [ July 10th, 2013, 10:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
test the led,s on the car battery polariry has to be correct |
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| Author: | toomany2cvs [ July 11th, 2013, 10:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: LED Bulb question |
Polarity's the most likely problem. For an LED, it's important. For a halogen, it isn't. Probably the ciggy socket or plug are wired wrong-way-round. The centre prong has the fuse, so is the +ve, the side sprungyprongs are -ve. H3s have a trailing wire - that's the +ve, with the body being the -ve. With that in mind, it should be easy to just bodge it to a charger or something to see if the LED itself works. |
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