[Healeys] lenses

[Oudesluys]

I do not know about the Litezupp but there are several LED lights that 
can be used with modern cars that warn you when a light has gone. I 
presume they incorporate a by-pass resistor to generate the same power 
consumption as the original bulb. There is no sense to fit these kind of 
LED bulbs if you want to decrease electrical power consumption.
In general it is fairly easy to detach the LED bulb from its base and 
change over the wires to change polarity. There are also bulbs that 
incorporate diodes in the base to make them fit for dual polarity.
It is correct to use white LED's only on lights with coloured lenses. 
The coloured LED's should only be used with clear lenses.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Michael MacLean schreef op 4-3-2014 21:53:
> Oh, contrare.  If you replace your turn signal bulbs with Litezupp LED 
> bulbs they work with the addition of a Litezupp flasher module in 
> place of your Lucas unit.  Litezupp makes replacement bulbs for 
> British cars for positive ground applications as well.  I have their 
> brake light LED bulbs in my positive ground Bugeye and my Harley 
> Davidson.  They are many more times brighter than the old 1157 bulbs.  
> In fact they are just as bright with the brake pedal not depressed as 
> the 1157s were with the brakes applied.  One thing I learned from 
> Litezupp is you do not use a red LED bulb in a red lens stop light. 
> Something about the spectrum of light.  You will barely see them in 
> this case.  You actually use a white led bulb behind the beehive or 
> Bugeye type red lens and it is super bright. They are made in the USA, 
> so you don't have to worry about being un-patriotic like so many of 
> the asian replacement parts we are forced to buy these days.  No 
> financial interest, just a very happy customer.
>
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
>     *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, March 4, 2014 8:31 AM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] lenses
>
>     For the indicator lights it depends on your "blinker". The standard
>     Lucas indicator relay will not "blink" any more when you fit LED
>     bulbs.
>     You have to change this for a non load sensitive item.
>     The rest you can replace without issues. It will help to keep the
>     sparks
>     on cold, dark, wet roads.
>     Kees Oudesluijs
>     NL
>
>
>
>     I Erbs schreef op 4-3-2014 17:02:
>     > Also a good time to replace the bulbs with LED units.
>     >
>     > Ira Erbs
>     > Portland, OR