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| mjallum Member Since: 23 Mar 2022 Location: Berks Posts: 5  
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Mine do the same. Its most odd. They go out completely when the car is locked.
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1st Apr 2022 4:44pm |
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| bertie67 Member Since: 31 Mar 2022 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 5 
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I’ve read that it takes as little as 1-2 amp for the LEDs to glow. Which means that the circuit must have the slightest circuit flow going through.
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1st Apr 2022 4:49pm |
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| Linds Hanson Member Since: 16 Jan 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 486
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Residual current flow through the alarm control unit
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1st Apr 2022 5:16pm |
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| athelstan Member Since: 06 Aug 2019 Location: Kent Posts: 55 
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I have exactly the same problem after replacing my normal bulbs with LEDs.
Could this be the answer? 2015 90 XS Station Wagon Puma 2.2 2015 Morgan Plus 4 |
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2nd Apr 2022 9:24pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1763 
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1-2 milliamp. 1-2 Amp would represent a significant amount of heat and battery drain. The Interior Lights are controlled by a transistor rather than a relay, which is why they fade on and off, but does mean that there can be a tiny bit of leakage current in the off state. Varies from vehicle to vehicle and lamp to lamp. Mine don't glow |
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2nd Apr 2022 9:45pm |
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| matchap801 Member Since: 05 Aug 2021 Location: Somerset Posts: 120 
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Mine were strange stayed on dim. Took one out, remembering what end was on the left / right and put it back the other way and it all worked well with a nice bright light! 2009 Defender 90 CSW 2.4 TDCI.
Ex Army Mechanic still living the dream. |
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3rd Apr 2022 8:02pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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It depends on the quality of the LED's. I originally fitted some cheap ones and suffered the same low power glow. I replaced them with some better ones and the problem has gone.
There are some details here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/post735913.html#735913 Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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3rd Apr 2022 8:23pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20436
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I found the LED’s with SMD chips on a rectangular PCB to be best.
Those cylindrical ones with LED’s that are the traditional type are not great and are also very directional. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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3rd Apr 2022 9:31pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17435 
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I fund the MUD upgraded light units to be best, they turn night into day (and don't glow when they should be off).
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3rd Apr 2022 10:07pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20436
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Never tried or seen those BW, but always heard good things about them.
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4th Apr 2022 11:27am |
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| ak615 Member Since: 22 Aug 2018 Location: essex Posts: 178 |
I have the MUD ones as well,I really rate them you can also use them in ted mode as well.
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4th Apr 2022 11:45am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17435
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I liked them so much I fitted two to my Defender Double Cab and three to my Disco 2.
All other cars' interior lights now seem dim and useless by comparison! |
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4th Apr 2022 12:59pm |
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| athelstan Member Since: 06 Aug 2019 Location: Kent Posts: 55
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Just to report that I have now tried the resistor between the contacts as shown in the video and it worked brilliantly (excuse pun).
I bought 20 resistors (0.25 watts/1000 ohms from eBay) for £1.24 including fast postage. 2015 90 XS Station Wagon Puma 2.2 2015 Morgan Plus 4 |
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6th Apr 2022 12:52pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 2028
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Just a word of caution for those puma owners with the ALM ( not 10AS) alarm modules fitted, generally 2012 onwards Puma’s, however some older Puma’s who’s 10AS was faulty and replaced with an ALM unit are covered by this as well.
Remotekey state “A problem with Defender 2012 onwards with the black unit fitted is they don’t function with LED interior lighting, we have had problems with the interior light circuit failing when LED’s are used” See very bottom of the page in this link https://remotekey.co.uk/land-rover-keys-re...larm-ecus/ |
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6th Apr 2022 4:41pm |
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