what seems to be wrong with my interior light

[BazV6er]

ive got a blue led a few years ago from tim2001 and it always worked and over the last few weeks ive needed a interior light sometimes the light has come on , sometimes gone dimmer and finally tonight theres no light

any suggestions?

[Calibra_Mike]

Are the LEDs on there way out, they dont last forever...

[Mark1]

He's right.

[BazV6er]

is there a way to test them (mind you ive had them for a year or so)

[RobbieV]

Buy another you tight git

[BazV6er]

hehe .....

cheers guys (i didnt realise if the leds happen to go black like a normal bulb)

[BazV6er]

what a surprise , tonight the led started glowing a bit and then went dim

[Phantom]

have you also checked the door contacts which operate the light, as they rust and give this sort of issue

[BazV6er]

no but thats a good thought cheers andy

[BazV6er]

omg tonight its working fine now and bright as normal...

[BazV6er]

well so far so good , lights are still working hehe

[jonboy78]

How much brighter are the LED lamps compared to the normal ones Baz??

[BazV6er]

pretty bright mate , look here mate:

http://www.freewebs.com/baz16v/modificationsspecs.htm

i did find out what caused this and it was all down to the alternator at xmas

[turbonut]

they will run at about 4.5 volts leds usually do but they'll have a resistor built into the internal circuit so only the voltage they need can pass through leds will burn out very quickly if they get too much voltage my whole dash is proof of that (nightmare)

[turbonut]

the leds ive got are designed to run at 4.3 volts so they need to be used with a resistor to work they have a 35 degree viewing angle but in comparrison to a normal bulb they are blinding you are right about current but as long as the resistor is in series and not paralell to leds the change in voltage should not affect the led's