Honda Pacific Coast ipcrc Archives

Title and Body Title Only	All Words Any Word Phrase
Author:
Search Start Date:
Search End Date:
Sort Order	Newest Posts First Oldest Posts First
Sources to include:	Both Yahoo Groups and List Server Only Yahoo Groups Only Older List Server
OR Message ID:

LED conversion difficulties
Written by alfr4d on 3/6/2012 at 08:09 pm

> > > First, a question. What LEDs did you use in the tail/brake lights? > > >

Hi to everybody.

http://img842.imageshack.us/slideshow/webplayer.php?id=led9.jpg

Today I received new "wedge type" LED lights. They are Warm White and extremely
long shaped. I fitted one to the middle taillight and like to share the result
with you. There will hardly be any bigger LED wedge light bulb for the license
plate light. Its length fitted tight, without touching, and it's bound to stay
into place like in Hotel California. I ordered some similar Warm White LED bulbs
that are one row shorter for the dash. I will take and use whatever fits. The
Warm White is still a very cool white light but a little more red behind the red
lens then the cool white LED from the brake taillights, it is to be seen at some
of the pictures (slide-show at the above link) and I included a picture from
those LED's also. The brake lights work at 1/3 their power as taillights,
because the dots have three chips each. That is why it just looks like them not
being able of filling the lens with light at the corners, like the wedge type
does. I think this has a good effect in people instantly knowing that I am not
braking.

This is the link to the add of these wedge mini-towers (2X):
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/2-x-194-168-501-T10-9-5050-SMD-Warm-White-LED-Car-Side-Pa\
rking-Tail-Lights-Bulbs-/290648013042?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=\
item43abf8b8f2
The seller:
http://stores.ebay.nl/1e-market-for-town?_trksid=p4340.l2563
These the specifications:
For DC 12 Volts only
Current: 30mA
Power:0.36W
color: Warm white (3000-3500k)
Lumen: 35-40
Diameter：12mm
Length：35mm
Life time: more than 5,000 hours
The picture in the add reflects the sort of gray light they produce except it is
in fact rather blinding and without very noticeable dark spots in the corners. I
did put the red dot on the sides.

I do not have to worry about blackened wedge bulbs anymore. The former turned
noticeably black within a year. Greetings. Alfred

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "douglasvanb" <douglas.vanbossuyt@...> wrote:
>
> Alfred,
>
> With respect to the T10 wedge-style base bulbs that are in the center license
plate/ tail light position and behind every gauge in the instrument cluster, the
bulbs I found (and linked to in a previous post) save 4 watts per bulb (if you
believe the manufacturers). There are 11 bulbs of that style on a stock PC800.
That adds up to big savings fast if extra watts are what you're going for.
>
> Two years ago when I first looked into converting to LED, the bulbs on the
market weren't acceptable. They've improved quite a bit since then. In another
two years I bet they'll be even better. Have you looked around recently to see
what you can source domestically? There might be a better option that is red
for your tail lights. The ones I got for the brake lights were red. I had to
settle for a white T10 bulb for the tail light/license plate bulb though. Can't
have everything :-)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Douglas
>
> --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "Alfred W" <alfred.wams@> wrote:
> >
> > These are my taillights Dave, because they seem so much bigger.
> >
> > http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5578/ledlampjes.jpg
> >
> > The lights were not red and they really have to be, so I do not know where
to acquire. It was bought years ago, when there was no choice in color of light.
I bought them on e-bay.
> >
> > The middle and license plate light is a small bulb and they do not make
lights with lots of white light shining downwards and red light up front. Do not
bather this bulb but replace it with a clean conventional one (they will turn
black on the inside long before they burn out). After-all an LED light is not
completely without load either and in only one such small bulb there is not a
lot to gain.
> >
> > Alfred
> >
> > --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Long" <dave13@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Doug [et al]:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > First, a question. What LEDs did you use in the tail/brake lights? I
used
> > > an 1157(red) replacement and it's a bayonet style that shoots the light
> > > upward. At night it's OK, but other riders complain by day. I'm trying
to
> > > find a reasonably priced 1157 LED that has the "right angle" configuration
> > > for the PC's rear light setup. This was to fix my incandescent bulbs that
> > > were dim. I guess that this didn't fix my problem.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Next, my experience. I have a brake light modulator that flashed the
lights
> > > three times before they stay on for the duration of braking. I am not
sure
> > > of the brand name-it came with my PC800 so I didn't acquire/install it
> > > myself. That seems to alleviate the need for resistors in-line with the
> > > LEDs. [Oh, why are you against some small resistors with the LEDs?]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > 89 PC800
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>