led scuff plates
led scuff plates
jay_russell
21-11-2017, 04:24 PM #22no fuse as leds draw nothing. i glued the bulbs in with a bit of super glue keeping them all the same way..so reds down the out side and blacks in the middle as in the picture, just try to keep them as neat as possible as to much wire stops the plate from sitting back right...
jay_russell no fuse as leds draw nothing.
What if there is a malfunction/short and it starts drawing more than it should do, heats up, catches fire, etc ?
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steviewevie
21-11-2017, 04:29 PM #23jay_russell no fuse as leds draw nothing.
What if there is a malfunction/short and it starts drawing more than it should do, heats up, catches fire, etc ?
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jay_russell
21-11-2017, 04:49 PM #24it's on the same fuse as the key light and leds dont heat up but i used heat shrink tube on all conection so there is no chance of them shorting out...and leds draw so little power i thing thats not a worry if you think how much ice i have in the car?
You really need to put a fuse on there, because if something does go wrong then you could have a fire there before your igntion ring fuse blows (which will have a much higher value).
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steviewevie
21-11-2017, 04:52 PM #25You probably haven't heard about the guy who had LED eyebrows on his IS200, and something went wrong when the car was in a garage (WIM) and they started smoking and nearly caught fire ?
You really need to put a fuse on there, because if something does go wrong then you could have a fire there before your igntion ring fuse blows (which will have a much higher value).
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not saying it will or wont but its better to be safe than sorry
everything i install on mine or other peoples cars are always fused, aditionally to the car fuse
9/10 a cars fuse does more than just the lighting circuit, so will be around a 15amp fuse or more thus if a led fails and shorts the fuse wont blow but wiring may catch fire or smulder and short other wires.
always play safe mate :biggrin:
I have to agree here for the extra effort of putting a very low fuse in may save your car should something malfunction.
not saying it will or wont but its better to be safe than sorry
everything i install on mine or other peoples cars are always fused, aditionally to the car fuse
9/10 a cars fuse does more than just the lighting circuit, so will be around a 15amp fuse or more thus if a led fails and shorts the fuse wont blow but wiring may catch fire or smulder and short other wires.
always play safe mate :biggrin:
the thing is they are only on when the door is open so the chances are even lower but will put one in to be safe..... but if it goes i can get a is300 so not all that bad for me... and in sweden the insurance company's are not crazy like in the uk.... you just tell them what you have in the car... take a few photo's for the insurance incase something does happen and that's it
jay_russell
21-11-2017, 05:01 PM #27yer might take your advice and put a 5 amp fuse in, got loads of time now as the cars in for a turbo install so it will be sitting at work for a month
the thing is they are only on when the door is open so the chances are even lower but will put one in to be safe..... but if it goes i can get a is300 so not all that bad for me... and in sweden the insurance company's are not crazy like in the uk.... you just tell them what you have in the car... take a few photo's for the insurance incase something does happen and that's it
jay_russell yer might take your advice and put a 5 amp fuse in, got loads of time now as the cars in for a turbo install so it will be sitting at work for a month
5 amp will be way too high. You will need something rated in milliAmps, most likely, not amps. Put a multimeter across the wires when it's connected to see what it's drawing.
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
steviewevie
21-11-2017, 05:03 PM #28jay_russell yer might take your advice and put a 5 amp fuse in, got loads of time now as the cars in for a turbo install so it will be sitting at work for a month
5 amp will be way too high. You will need something rated in milliAmps, most likely, not amps. Put a multimeter across the wires when it's connected to see what it's drawing.
IS200 Turbo project now just about complete ! See my thread here and leave your comments.
Now running standalone Syvecs ECU and no stock ECU !
jay_russell
21-11-2017, 05:07 PM #30thanks guys.... will do as i have a load of them here at home....
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