Re: Does the BF falcon have LED tail-lights??

On Apr 24, 8:36 am, Saab C900 Viggenist <c...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> the_dawggie <the_dawg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> >David Z wrote:
> >> Was behind a Falcon today and noticed the tail-lights had an
interesting
> >> pattern.  Instead of a bulb or bulbs, there were lots and lots of
little
> >> bright dots arranged in a circular pattern (picture rings around a
> >> planet to get an idea).  Although the BA/BF "shape" has been around
> >> since '02, I've never really noticed it until now.  Are these
actually
> >> LED tail-lights and if so, were they a recent addition or have they
> >> always been there?  I think it was a base XT model too.
> >All sorts of aftermarket products are available ...
>
> And LED replacement lights are really good for reducing energy usage
(which
> means less current draw in wiring, etc.), and there are numerous ways to
> arrange the light output from an array of LED's to make them give the
same
> or better distribution/spread/whatever compared to using
grossly-inefficient
> filament lamps.
>
> Just be careful using no-name cheapy Asian LED lights unless they're
> fully-tested first - I've had some do bad things. In one case a
> 'festoon-style' 9-LED lamp caught fire when the electronics on the tiny
PCB
> in the lamp body overloaded. It was in a number plate light on the back
of
> the car fortunately and I didn't know until the next night when I
noticed
> the light had stopped working. You can see pics of this on my LED
lighting
> project page at:
>
> http://lios.apana.org.au/~c900/relighting.html

I like how you set the relays on the dash for the
photos............how many have you lost down those cracks? ;-p

[[I really shouldn't talk!]]

>
> But other than that, pretty much all the experiences with LED lighting
in my
> cars has been positive. Modern vehicles are starting to appear more and
more
> with LED lighting as standard so that's a good thing since it helps to
> offset all the extra electrical load resulting from the additional
gadgets
> and engine control devices.
>
> Craig.
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