I'm wondering if a switch to LED will still give me the dimming light when the door closes or if it just switches off once the voltage drops?
Interior light LED question
Started by Subaru_Bloke, Aug 04 2014 11:43 PM
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Posted 04 August 2014 - 11:43 PM
I think tuning is a crime of passion, or maybe a labour of love. Either way it furiates and excites me.
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Posted 04 August 2014 - 11:47 PM
Mine does.
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Posted 04 August 2014 - 11:58 PM
Yep, still works for me
I should just convert to single, right?As soon as she hands it to you, slowly take of your pants, then, while staring her straight in the eyes rub it against the tip of you penis, while continuing your painfully intense gaze whisper to her;
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 07:50 AM
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 09:07 AM
It's not a smooth dim but it's a dim.
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 11:15 AM
Mine fades out, occasionally it flickers.
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 11:19 AM
The technical answer is that the dim will be different.
Assuming the stock dimmer does a linear ramp of voltage, a filament bulb will give a roughly linear drop in light output.
LED, on the other hand, will give more of a exponential reduction in light output. It'll look like a constant output for a while, then rapidly drop.
There's also a bit of lingering light output after it appears to be 'off', as the circuit slowly bleeds charge away below the LED forward voltage.
Assuming the stock dimmer does a linear ramp of voltage, a filament bulb will give a roughly linear drop in light output.
LED, on the other hand, will give more of a exponential reduction in light output. It'll look like a constant output for a while, then rapidly drop.
There's also a bit of lingering light output after it appears to be 'off', as the circuit slowly bleeds charge away below the LED forward voltage.
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 11:19 AM
Yep. Mine comes on faintly with the brake lights as well sometimes lol.Mine fades out, occasionally it flickers.
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 12:35 PM
It's not a smooth dim but it's a dim.
Didn't fry your control module once Morgs?
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 12:36 PM
Not with a dome light replacement 
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Posted 05 August 2014 - 04:42 PM
The flickering you won't get rid of, unless you find a control unit out of a car that uses LEDs stock, and do some fiddling to the wiring to get it working. Incandescent dimmers work very differently to LED dimmers. I won't get into the specifics, you can look that up if you're interested. Generally it will work, but some brands will flicker worse than others. If the flickering gets worse, it's time to replace the lamp.
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