I put a third LED brake light on my van and it works great. BUT apparently there is not enough current flowing through the turn signal for long enough for the LED I planned to mount. They did not work as turn signals, but did work as a brake light as we tested them both ways. I don't think an led WILL work for a turn signal. If anyone has accomplished an LED for a turn signal I'd like to know how you did it. William
> On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, George Goff wrote: > > > I just saw this on the Syncro List and after creeping home last night through > > some pretty nasty conditions, I thought it might be good if those 18-wheelers > > could see me. Are these lights a lot brighter? > > On a whim I decided to make an LED third brakelight and LED turn signal > repeaters for my van. I plan to mount them to the back of the rear shelf, > so they show through the hatch window. That's my solution, but then I'm a > tinkerer and I think LEDs look cool. If it turns out well I'll post some > photos, for those who like to solder. ;) > > _ _ > __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI > / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- > | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org > \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the > |___/ pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, > the glass is twice as big as it needs to be." > |
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