Led's that work?
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Led's that work?
Hi!
I've got a -08 c320cdi, i have tried some different led lights for parking lights and licensplate, but they all break after just some weeks, it There any leds that Will work without breaking?
Im talking aboute t10 (w5w) socket.
I've got a -08 c320cdi, i have tried some different led lights for parking lights and licensplate, but they all break after just some weeks, it There any leds that Will work without breaking?
Im talking aboute t10 (w5w) socket.
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To be honest, some vehicles are more problematic than others. The challenge is there's only so much space to work with on LED chips that you can't build something robust enough to handle extreme conditions or high level surging. The new V5 we have packs as much as we can technology wise to handle majority of cases and the failure rate we're tracking at 2% currently which also includes shipping damage, component failure, and external factors (water damage, surging, corrosion, drop). We're looking at some redesigns where units are encapsulated which helps prevent moisture damage from unsealed sections, but you can't encapsulate the resistor due to heat. Minor surge protection circuitry has been integrated, but we can't put in a larger pulse resistor because there's no room on the chip so the only way to shield it from electrical surges on vehicles that have heavy electrical issues is to wire in external pulse resistors.
I will say that vast majority of our customers enjoy multiple years of use of our units without any issues, but it's that 2% we're always on the look out to take care of.
And regarding that Morimoto unit, as authorized retailers, we've seen those up close and they're an earlier iteration of our V5 design without the constant current IC drives built in.
I will say that vast majority of our customers enjoy multiple years of use of our units without any issues, but it's that 2% we're always on the look out to take care of.
And regarding that Morimoto unit, as authorized retailers, we've seen those up close and they're an earlier iteration of our V5 design without the constant current IC drives built in.
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To be honest, some vehicles are more problematic than others. The challenge is there's only so much space to work with on LED chips that you can't build something robust enough to handle extreme conditions or high level surging. The new V5 we have packs as much as we can technology wise to handle majority of cases and the failure rate we're tracking at 2% currently which also includes shipping damage, component failure, and external factors (water damage, surging, corrosion, drop). We're looking at some redesigns where units are encapsulated which helps prevent moisture damage from unsealed sections, but you can't encapsulate the resistor due to heat. Minor surge protection circuitry has been integrated, but we can't put in a larger pulse resistor because there's no room on the chip so the only way to shield it from electrical surges on vehicles that have heavy electrical issues is to wire in external pulse resistors.
I will say that vast majority of our customers enjoy multiple years of use of our units without any issues, but it's that 2% we're always on the look out to take care of.
And regarding that Morimoto unit, as authorized retailers, we've seen those up close and they're an earlier iteration of our V5 design without the constant current IC drives built in.
I will say that vast majority of our customers enjoy multiple years of use of our units without any issues, but it's that 2% we're always on the look out to take care of.
And regarding that Morimoto unit, as authorized retailers, we've seen those up close and they're an earlier iteration of our V5 design without the constant current IC drives built in.
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Actually I have a theory... can you shoot me pics of the faulty unit from the first batch? I think it might be solder related contact issue at the base resistor.
