[DeTomaso] Instrument panel (brighter bulbs) dash...

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

LED's dim better with LED dimmers. They use PWM to dim them. By doing so
they have periods of full on/full off  which in the cycle produce a dimmer
light. It just works better for LED's.

Gary

> Hi Brian,
>
>
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> I have always used the variable resistor (pot) that came with the dimmer.
> Remember too that I have always two wires to each LED and not used body
> ground.
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> Larry - Cleveland
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>   _____
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> From: Brian Dudley [mailto:bd8134 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:21 PM
> To: Larry - Ohio Time
> Cc: Christopher Kimball; Bobbykart; Pantera list serve
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Instrument panel (brighter bulbs) dash...
>
>
>
> Larry,
>
> Did you wire your existing lamp dimmer to this unit instead of using the
> variable resistor that it came with?
>
> Wondering if that will work.
>
> I ordered 2 to mess around with.
>
> I see Amazon sell a similar / identical one.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003L4KKF2/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp
> _1
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> People on there seem to get on okay with them also.
>
> Brian
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> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Larry - Ohio Time
> <Larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
> wrote:
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> Chris,
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>
>
> I have been using this low cost LED dimmer with GREAT success in a number
> of
> LED projects. It can be removed from the case very EZly. The board and
> control is very small. I have bypassed the connectors and direct soldered
> my
> leads to the board making it even smaller.
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>
>
> Something to look at!
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>
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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIY-DC-12V-8A-Dimmer-Control-For-LED-Light-And-Strip
> -/160596691384?pt=US_Lighting_Parts_and_Accessories
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIY-DC-12V-8A-Dimmer-Control-For-LED-Light-And-Stri
> p-/160596691384?pt=US_Lighting_Parts_and_Accessories&hash=item25644f09b8>
> &hash=item25644f09b8
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> Larry (naturally dim) - Cleveland
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>   _____
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> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
> Kimball
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:49 PM
> To: Bobbykart; Pantera list serve
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Instrument panel (brighter bulbs) dash...
>
>
>
> I switched to LEDs.  The dash dimmer doesn't work, but then, the whole
> point
> is to make the dash lights brighter!
>
>
>
> Chris
>
>> From: bobbykart at gmail.com
>> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:36:19 -0800
>> To: detomaso at POCA.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Instrument panel (brighter bulbs) dash...
>>
>> Tired of not being able to see the speedo at night. I can't recall the
> wattage and can they only be had from the vendors?
>>
>> Bobby
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