David, Very good questions ... now, I wonder if I still have the notes around about what I used - I seem to recall we just soldered in as a replacement for the existing bulb.
On 28-Apr-2015, at 16:17, David Beierl wrote: > At 02:50 PM 4/28/2015, Roy Nicholl wrote: >> If you have already gone through the effort to pull the cluster, just replace the bulbs with LEDs > > And do you have a drop-in replacement for the high-beam indicator lamp, with a built-in load resistor or voltage-regulator chip in a T1-3/4 wire lead package? Or are you planning on soldering in a replacement for the existing series resistor, and in that case what specific LED and what value of load resistor for it do you have in mind? > > Yrs, > David > > >> On 28-Apr-2015, at 15:33, David Beierl wrote: >> >> > At 02:29 PM 4/28/2015, Richard Smith wrote: >> >> I have a VERY dim high beam indicator light - is this something anyone >> >> else has encountered? Is it an old age thing, and a new bulb would help? A >> >> wiring issue? (1985 Westfalia GL) >> > >> > You will have to discover this for yourself, with a voltmeter if >> > necessary. But I suspect that if you pull the lamp you''ll find the >> > capsule plated over with a fine mirror coating of tungsten from the filament. >> > >> > Yours, >> > David > |
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