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Originally posted by jeober
Nice work. Have you considered using 1 watt diodes or are these not yet cost-effective?
I'm hoping that someone takes on a project to convert the standard wedge bulb CHMSL to LED. I think it would take an approach like yours - opening up the plastic parts and using LEDs on a strip of perf board.
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I haven't given it too much thought on using the 1W or higher LEDS, primarily due to cost and the need for a heat sink. I haven't even experimented with them to see how much heat they give off, but from what I hear, the heatsink is a necessity. Given that those housings are almost completely sealed off, I didn't want to risk melting anything. Also, keep in mind that my configuration allows every 3 leds to be in series drawing around 15-20 mA. For the Door lights, I have 6 series circuits in parallel, therefore I am drawing about 120 mA. I could be wrong, but I believe those higher wattage leds actually use around 350 mA, which is higher than the stock bulb current draw. If anyelse has done something similar using higher powered leds or if my line of thinking is incorrect, please chime in.
Tom
