Trilogy engraved warning lights
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here is a pic of how they assemble, the front aluminium part is in two parts so it can sandwich the console, then the black nut tightens up the assembly so that the aluminium parts sanwich the console, but the front outer bezel is much larger than the holes in the console, so to make them flush i guess i would have to make all the holes bigger.
R0162 said:
Having a few problems with wiring.
Indicator only flashes when going left, if i swap wires over then it only flashes when indicating right, what do I need to do?
Oil light works but stays on, so I had to wire my old bulb back in.
High beam lights up orange and not blue, is that right?
Hi ChrisIndicator only flashes when going left, if i swap wires over then it only flashes when indicating right, what do I need to do?
Oil light works but stays on, so I had to wire my old bulb back in.
High beam lights up orange and not blue, is that right?
The indicator circuit seems to swap polarity through the lamp depending on direction, fine with a normal lamp but the LED doesn't like it so I fitted a slave relay so the existing feed powers the coil (make sure you buy a relay that is not polarity sensitive either)and the connect a live feed to the LED via the switched relay contacts.
You may need to fit resistors (very low values but decent wattage) to the LEDs, my alternator lamp needed one, google fitting LEDS and resistors and there's lot of stuff.
Good luck.
Rob
Rob_W said:
R0162 said:
Having a few problems with wiring.
Indicator only flashes when going left, if i swap wires over then it only flashes when indicating right, what do I need to do?
Oil light works but stays on, so I had to wire my old bulb back in.
High beam lights up orange and not blue, is that right?
Hi ChrisIndicator only flashes when going left, if i swap wires over then it only flashes when indicating right, what do I need to do?
Oil light works but stays on, so I had to wire my old bulb back in.
High beam lights up orange and not blue, is that right?
The indicator circuit seems to swap polarity through the lamp depending on direction, fine with a normal lamp but the LED doesn't like it so I fitted a slave relay so the existing feed powers the coil (make sure you buy a relay that is not polarity sensitive either)and the connect a live feed to the LED via the switched relay contacts.
You may need to fit resistors (very low values but decent wattage) to the LEDs, my alternator lamp needed one, google fitting LEDS and resistors and there's lot of stuff.
Good luck.
Rob
You have a blue led in you high beam, did you specify a blue as they come in variety of colours... oil light should be fine so no idea why yours is an issue.... you MUST retain the alternator light as the LED will not register with the alternator and it wont charge properly, I retained it behind the dash and put the led inline as well.
BTW I stripped mine down and painted them completely matt black... they now look the nuts in the carbon dash panel
you going to the Rockingham day or still in Cyprus?
Rob_W said:
Fitting a resistor does the same function as leaving the bulb in.
Please note you should ALWAYS fit a current limiting resistor when replacing a bulb with a LED.Not only does various parts of the electronics require it (e.g. the alternator drain circuit), but if you don't you will seriously shorten the life of the LED, in some cases to well under a year.
Use a site like http://ledcalc.com/ if you don't know what resistor value to use.
J
andygtt said:
Do these not have a resistor built in?
Unfortunately the technical specs at http://www.trillogyltd.com/technical-notes/savage/... have a broken link so I can't tell, but posts on other forums suggest that you need a resistor to get the brightness to a "normal" level (i.e. so they don't become a distraction at night) suggesting they are over-driven if you just connect them raw to 12V.Most of the wiring examples I found show either a 470R for normal brightness and a 2k2 or 4k3 if you don't want them particularly bright.
That figures if they are around 20mA and 3.3V forward drop. If you got the specs with them in the post then if someone can post that I can tell you.
J
their wiring diagram doesnt suggest any resistors unless i have missed something so would be a major omission if they need resistors.... they are not 'that' bright and I have them under the clocks.... but then they are only outline lit and are not on when driving only when indicating or full beam on etc lol
its actually nice having an indicator light you can actually see in the daytime
its actually nice having an indicator light you can actually see in the daytime
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