Hi,

 

Quick question for people "in the know":

 

Are LED's dimable?

 

Thank you! Answers on a postcard to ... ;)

 

Regards,

 

Dan

yes danny... varying the voltage through an led will alter its 'brightness'

Joely's the expert when it comes to dim ;)

:wack:Ouch!

yes danny... varying the voltage through an led will alter its 'brightness'

 

Exactly what he said :)

lol!!!!:rofl:

Exactly what he said :)

 

Plus resistors to reduce the voltage and current, you can't put an LED directly on a 12V battery !

Joely's the expert when it comes to dim ;)

:wack:Ouch!

 

Exactly what he said :)

Plus resistors to reduce the voltage and current, you can't put an LED directly on a 12V battery !

Who says you can't! It's just the result wont be so great when it gives up the ghost!:D Which is usually within the first few seconds.:dance:

Thank you all for the responses ...

 

Am now off to source a dimmer ;)

 

Dan

if the LEDs are 12v then all you need is a ballast resistor to dim them, which are supplied with the rear light conversions. looks like this dan

 

Dan what do you need mate , drop me a PM see what i can do to help out regarding electronics i know a thing or three

 

steve

Yes they can be.

 

The LED rear lights I have have a screw to change the brightness of the brake and fog lights.

 

What you doing Dan? Will we all wan't one?

 

Darrell

Yes they can be.

 

The LED rear lights I have have a screw to change the brightness of the brake and fog lights.

 

What you doing Dan? Will we all wan't one?

 

Darrell

 

Mario - thanks for the info - I've found the ballast resistors at my local electronics shop :) and will give them a go.

 

Steve - thanks for the offer, I may take you up on it when you're back in the country.

 

Darrell - LOL :) Unfortunately this is not a project for the ZX but rather for my Jeep Grand Cherokee. I have changed the dash illumination to LED's because the little bulbs kept blowing. Now the problem is that they (LED's) are too bright but won't dim on the switch. So was thinking of plumbing in a separate dimmer. Interesting info about your rear lights - do you know who built them?

 

Regards,

 

Dan