 | Home > Maintenance & Modifications > Interior LED Upgrade |
 
|
|
|
| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558  
|
Doesn't sound right
where were the leds from ? |
||
20th Dec 2014 8:27pm |
|
| lorenzo90 Member Since: 16 Sep 2014 Location: England Posts: 28 |
from Outbound 4x4, its nothing unusual as ive seen it in other cars before - but even with those other cars they cut out after locking the doors/setting their alarm.
Im assuming because it runs on the same fuse as the clock ticking away, that it could be live all the time? Did some research and its called 'ghosting' or 'trickle discharge'. as LEDs take so little power to operate when they are left in a circuit, even if off, you can still have a small amount of power making them glow. which is where Canbus LED's come in as they avoid this - or alternatively, you can use a resistor too |
||
|
20th Dec 2014 9:02pm |
|
| BuckBlu110 Member Since: 19 Apr 2014 Location: in the pub Posts: 712  
|
I bought some from site sponsor advanced factors, the other day, the difference is unbelievable!
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
||
|
21st Dec 2014 1:04pm |
|
| ttuck3r Member Since: 03 Feb 2013 Location: Dunning Scotland Posts: 277  
|
I've just used COB DRL and its brighter inside the Landy then a football stadium.
Click image to enlarge |
||
|
21st Dec 2014 1:21pm |
|
| Iktank Member Since: 08 Nov 2014 Location: Porthcawl Posts: 237  
|
Hi - have the same issue with mine, did you sort? if so how? |
||
|
29th Dec 2014 12:28pm |
|
| lorenzo90 Member Since: 16 Sep 2014 Location: England Posts: 28 |
Hi,
no, not a fix as such! I did some research and numerous people who have done it in their cars (regardless of brand/model) have the same happen to them. Nothing to worry about according to them, its just a constant live current that runs through the lights - not enough to light up the standard filament bulb, but enough so for LED's. There are 'fixes' which involve a resistor; but i havent gone down this route yet. As the lights are on the same circuit as the Clock (which obviously runs continuously), the lights will also have that continuous current. In theory, this shouldnt drain the battery, but im paranoid and just switch it off on my last journey/at night for now! |
||
|
29th Dec 2014 5:45pm |
|
| lorenzo90 Member Since: 16 Sep 2014 Location: England Posts: 28 |
Hi,
no, not a fix as such! I did some research and numerous people who have done it in their cars (regardless of brand/model) have the same happen to them. Nothing to worry about according to them, its just a constant live current that runs through the lights - not enough to light up the standard filament bulb, but enough so for LED's. There are 'fixes' which involve a resistor; but i havent gone down this route yet. As the lights are on the same circuit as the Clock (which obviously runs continuously), the lights will also have that continuous current. In theory, this shouldnt drain the battery, but im paranoid and just switch it off on my last journey/at night for now! |
||
|
29th Dec 2014 5:46pm |
|
| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
|
a "fix" with a resistor just bleeds the power that would light the LEDs away as heat. It doesn't actually fix anything and, depending on the resistor value, could negate any energy saving the LEDs gave in the first place.
Have you measured the "off" (quiescent) current with a meter? |
||
|
29th Dec 2014 6:42pm |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
