Melting LED
11-17-2014, 05:46 PM
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Melting LED I tried to change my DRL's with LED's, I bought the superbrightled electronic flasher and I bought the Sylvania 3157 amber LED but after half hour the LED from one side started to melt, and the other one smelled burned. Also the lights form the cluster went dimm inmediately that I pull off the emergency break. I already search for an answer from a lot os past post but didn't find someone with the same problem. Could somebody help?
11-17-2014, 06:27 PM
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I tried to change my DRL's with LED's, I bought the superbrightled electronic flasher and I bought the Sylvania 3157 amber LED but after half hour the LED from one side started to melt, and the other one smelled burned. Also the lights form the cluster went dimm inmediately that I pull off the emergency break. I already search for an answer from a lot os past post but didn't find someone with the same problem. Could somebody help?
11-18-2014, 10:57 AM
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I bought those same exact ones and had the same issue you described after I took it for a short 10min drive. I noticed that the dim dash lights returned to their normal brightness in sync with the turn signal flashing. ( I have 2 brand new sockets and a AD244 Alternator )
The guys at work ( Oriellys ) who used them on their cars said that you need load resistors too. Regardless, I swapped the original style bulbs back in and everything was good again.
The guys at work ( Oriellys ) who used them on their cars said that you need load resistors too. Regardless, I swapped the original style bulbs back in and everything was good again.
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11-19-2014, 09:56 PM
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I bought those same exact ones and had the same issue you described after I took it for a short 10min drive. I noticed that the dim dash lights returned to their normal brightness in sync with the turn signal flashing. ( I have 2 brand new sockets and a AD244 Alternator )
The guys at work ( Oriellys ) who used them on their cars said that you need load resistors too. Regardless, I swapped the original style bulbs back in and everything was good again.
The guys at work ( Oriellys ) who used them on their cars said that you need load resistors too. Regardless, I swapped the original style bulbs back in and everything was good again.
11-20-2014, 06:56 AM
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The reason y'all are melting those specific ones is because they need resistors to run properly. After looking in to everything and searching around on here, I went with the ones by superbrightleds because they have resistors built in. They are in the base of the bulb assembly, so there is nothing to splice in to your wiring. Everything plugs in like factory and they work flawlessly. Well worth the price if you ask me.
11-23-2014, 01:53 PM
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The reason y'all are melting those specific ones is because they need resistors to run properly. After looking in to everything and searching around on here, I went with the ones by superbrightleds because they have resistors built in. They are in the base of the bulb assembly, so there is nothing to splice in to your wiring. Everything plugs in like factory and they work flawlessly. Well worth the price if you ask me.
Mine had built in resistors... still melted, but my sockets are corroded. More than likely the reason mine melted. I need to buy new sockets for both sides and seal the assemblies better.
11-24-2014, 11:39 AM
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I bought some of red ones for the clear tails I bought. But I learned my lesson as well. They need some sort of load resistor, but I don't know what and have since tossed it on the back burner.