[tcb] Re: The Best LED Dash Lights, Finally
- From: kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 21:17:24 -0700 (PDT)
I'm sorry. I am thin skinned. My old lady has been debating with me over the
mundane for almost twenty years and it still makes me crazy. So it just hit a
nerve. Moving on.
I actually didn't try to dim them since the dimmer never worked with any of
the other failing LEDs. But it really isn't too bright. It just the amount of
light I have come to expect from any other car.
Well Hell. I'll just go see. Please hold,... (play elevator music in your
head for a couple minutes.) Your call is very important to us. A
representative will be with y-BOOP.
I'm back. Yeah they don't dim.
Some LEDs will operate for 10,000 hours or more, and some way less. It
depends on how they are configured. A poorly made LED (if I understand this
correctly) can have a low lumen diode, yet be configured to run at a higher
energy level to create more lumens.
The effect is just like early 4 cylinder cars. They ran hot and burned up
fast.
But an LED will rarely fail entirely. It will experience what they call
"droop". That is to say the lumens will drop. Whether it droops fast or slow
depends on the construction of the LED.
If you really know your sh*t, you can determine this by reading the specs
before you purchase one. As I already feel as though I have practically made a
career of this, I simply don't care to know any more about it. As, I am sure,
neither do you.
So I just rolled the dice and spent the six bucks. Time will tell.
And I'm not sure what a "phaft cick " is, but I feel safe to say mine will
never be a pile of rust. ;)
--- On Sat, 4/9/11, chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: The Best LED Dash Lights, Finally
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011, 7:30 PM
This is pick on kelly day.Don't be so thin skinned
It's just funning
Will your lights dim with the dash light
dimmer?also do you know if the LEDs can be used on 110 voltage with out some
sort of resistor or something? i would think because they are LEDs they would
work on either voltage.
LEDs have a much longer life, like 10,000 hrs.so
when your phaft cick is a pile of rust the LEDs should still be
working.
I'm looking forward to seeing you at
the classic.It's Fun.
oleblue
----- Original Message -----
From:
kelly
dosch
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 6:04
PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: The Best LED Dash
Lights, Finally
First of all, I never said it would increase my
mileage by 2-3 miles per gallon. I said I would be pleased if it did,
but even .2mpg would be fine with me. Lights use gas. That's all there
is to it. They don't magically draw energy out of the air.
The
bottom line is nobody can say conclusively how much difference it would
make.. It would differ from person to person and car to car. If I
never drive at night I suppose it wouldn't save squat.
I
neither know nor care how this became such a debate. My instruments are
much brighter now. It only cost me $6.79 and they save energy.
I just thought I would share that with all of
you.
Sorry if I wasted your time with such
useless information. It won't happen again.
--- On Sat,
4/9/11, chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From:
chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: The Best
LED Dash Lights, Finally
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday,
April 9, 2011, 3:36 PM
It sure as hell isn't because they can
increase mileage 2-3 mpg.I'm sure on a VW bus there are lots of other
things that would make a bigger mileage improvement.Driving a toaster
isn't contusive to good mileage.
oleblue
----- Original Message -----
From:
kelly dosch
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011
12:39 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: The Best LED
Dash Lights, Finally
If I'm dreaming then so is every major
car company in the world. They are all switching to LEDs from
bumper to bumper and it ain't 'cause they're pretty.
--- On Sat, 4/9/11, chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From:
chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:
[tcb] Re: The Best LED Dash Lights, Finally
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:
Saturday, April 9, 2011, 1:34 PM
2-3 mpg you are
dreaming.
oleblue
----- Original Message -----
From:
kelly dosch
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, April
09, 2011 12:02 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re:
The Best LED Dash Lights, Finally
Incandescent bulbs get too hot
to touch. It has
to take a substantial amount of energy to
create that heat and that's ultimately coming out
of
the gas tank.
Even if I only squeeze 2-3
more miles out of a gallon it's better for the
environment and a step in the right direction.
Besides, if I ever forget to turn my
lights off, the bus will still start in the
morning.
P.S. Thanks for reminding me. I need to
check my tires. 8^)
--- On Sat, 4/9/11,
chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From:
chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:
[tcb] Re: The Best LED Dash Lights, Finally
To:
tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, April 9,
2011, 11:38 AM
All of
the bulbs in my Scirocco have been replaced by
LEDs except the head lamps.I can't believe that
they will make any difference in the fuel
mileage.That sounds like sales talk to
me.Increasing your tire pressure by two or three
psi will probably make more change in your
mileage.I have red LEDs for dash lights and I
don't really like them that much.Of course I
haven't changed to white so they must not be to
bad.
oleblue
----- Original
Message -----
From:
kelly
dosch
To: Texas
Coalition of Buses
Sent:
Friday, April 08, 2011 9:09 PM
Subject:
[tcb] The Best LED Dash Lights, Finally
After, possibly, more
research than it was worth and pulling my dash
apart many times to try several different LEDs,
we finally
have a winner.
These bad boys
are twice as bright as all the rest yet still
not too
bright. They are just right. It is really nice
to have everything so well lit for a
change!
They are at the cool end of
the spectrum so the light is snow-white.
The best part is they are only $2.44
a pair, no tax and free shipping!
I
shoulda bought 50 of them and sold them for 5
bucks each in Fredericksburg. 8^)
They're from a company in China that
I buy stuff from all the time. The prices are
great but it's always 4-6 weeks for delivery.
Considering their prices it's worth the wait..
gigs-ryj3p-2294669467@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
They are polarized, so before you put your dash
back together, wait to see which ones you have
to turn around first.
Next I'll
be upgrading my interior lights and my brakes
and turn signals. I read it actually makes a
significant difference in your gas mileage.
We'll see. It probably wont be that significant
unless I do the headlights too, but those
suckers are over $100 each, so forget that.
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