Date:         Tue, 28 Apr 1998 23:36:52 -0400
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: high beam indicator sucks
Comments: To: Kevin Sullivan <ksull@WAVE.MBARI.ORG>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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   In the days of the Vanagon Blue L.E.D.'s weren't invented
yet. The Blue you see is a light blub. No resistor in series.
That's why it's so bright!

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler


On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, Kevin Sullivan wrote:

> Was wondering if other owners have trouble with a dim 'blue LED'
> high beam indicator light as I did on my '87. I'd forget it was on
> and end up blinding someone coming in the opposite direction many
> times.
>
> I decided to replace it with one of those newer 'high brightness blue
> LEDs' and when I took apart the instrument cluster I found it wasn't
> really an LED but a little incandescent hiding behind a little
> 'dummy' LED.
>
> The new one did work, maybe too good since I am thinking of tearing
> back into the dash and change out the resistor value that sits in
> series with the light so it won't be too bright.
>
> Kevin Sullivan
> 87 westy syncro
> Santa Cruz, CA
>