futz
Active Member
A guy asked me to repair the tail light for his **broken link removed**. It has six blue LEDs and judging by the atrocious wiring and electrical tape inside it's either non-stock or has been modified. The problem is that a couple of the LEDs are dead.
Since they're all the same age I plan to replace them all. He wants high brightness. I want to get them fairly quickly, so Digikey it is. They're expensive and have not much selection, but they're quick and convenient. What they have is Kingbright 5500mcd LEDs. Is 5500mcd bright enough for the job? Opinions?
The wiring was done like this:
![tail_light.png tail_light.png](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/18/18817-575b38565078b649aa7804dc38fb3734.jpg)
Can/should this schematic be improved? What do you all recommend?
Since they're all the same age I plan to replace them all. He wants high brightness. I want to get them fairly quickly, so Digikey it is. They're expensive and have not much selection, but they're quick and convenient. What they have is Kingbright 5500mcd LEDs. Is 5500mcd bright enough for the job? Opinions?
The wiring was done like this:
![tail_light.png tail_light.png](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/18/18817-575b38565078b649aa7804dc38fb3734.jpg)
Can/should this schematic be improved? What do you all recommend?