[Healeys] LEDs should not be used for turn signal indicators?

[Ron Fine]

I currently have a mix of LED and incandescent bulbs in my side marker lamps so my traditional flasher unit works fine with the current draw from the halogen bulbs. 

I prefer the appearance of the original flasher can in the engine bay.  I would like to increase the brightness of the bulb behind the green lens in the dash but Moss warns against using an LED there.  I am trying to understand why.  That bulb is fed from one wire from the flasher that  goes no where else other than to ground.  I can’t figure out why an LED in that position would not work since the other halogen bulbs provide sufficient current draw for the flasher to work for the side marker or turn signal lights.  I can leave the existing halogen bulb there but I like to understand why things work or don’t.

Thanks,

Ron



From: i erbs 
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2020 1:43 PM
To: Ron Fine 
Cc: Healey Mailing List 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] LEDs should not be used for turn signal indicators?

use a solid state flasher

Ira Erbs 
Portland,OR
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On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 10:54 AM Ron Fine <ronfineesq at earthlink.net> wrote:

  Can someone explain to me why Moss catalog says “ LEDs should not be used for turn signal indicators”

  I have already replaced my gage lighting with LED, which work great but I don’t know why the turn  signal indicator green colored light can’t also be an LED.  It is simply an on-off light that should not be affected by the lower current draw.  What am I missing here?  I am using the original flasher.

  Thanks,

  Ron Fine
  61Bn7
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