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| Jimmyjamx22 | May 29 2012, 04:42 AM Post #31 |
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I looked up the measurements for the bulbs and the LED smds on ebay and the 42 smd LED's and under will fit (based on their measurements top to bottom) That was the second thing i was worried about. So i went to measure those. cause i think the rest are ok cause they have a bunch of room. |
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| JellyBeanDriver | May 31 2012, 09:19 PM Post #32 |
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I just got back from Autozone and on a whim went ahead and bought an EP34 flasher. They changed the internals, likely to save cost. There is NO flasher IC in there anymore, very small relay instead too. Don't know if there is any current measurement done at all anymore - I'll check it out and also post pictures of the internals. Edited by JellyBeanDriver, May 31 2012, 10:30 PM.
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| JellyBeanDriver | May 31 2012, 11:12 PM Post #33 |
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Good news. I just did some bench testing and this version of the EP34 is happy driving even a load as small as 20mA. I used an LED trailer stop lamp, parking function (20mA) alone and the blinker worked fine. Stoplight function (180mA) worked fine. Single incandescent by itself (1.8A) worked fine. Rear markings on my unit is 0802B which I imagine is the date code. Don't know if the version I have is old or new. |
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| Coche Blanco | May 31 2012, 11:17 PM Post #34 |
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Troll Certified
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Dumb this entire post down for me: Will that flasher work for LEDs? How much was it? |
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| JellyBeanDriver | May 31 2012, 11:33 PM Post #35 |
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Yes, $12.99 at Autozone |
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| Coche Blanco | Jun 1 2012, 10:27 AM Post #36 |
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Troll Certified
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Gracias JBD. |
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| DesmondGhostRider | Jun 1 2012, 02:54 PM Post #37 |
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Stay away from ebay. They are all crap. We bought 16 for our home (we live in a 12v rv) and they were all blown within a week. Had em in my car as well and they burned out soon after. Got pulled over and cop told me they were really really dim. |
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| nerys | Jun 1 2012, 11:00 PM Post #38 |
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Grr
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I pretty much only buy on ebay. the trick is learning WHAT to buy. not SMD based? walk away. no substantial heat sink? walk away. (though car ones are different not as much room for heat sinks) buy 1 burn test it then buy more if it survives :-) |
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| JellyBeanDriver | Jun 2 2012, 01:08 AM Post #39 |
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Which ones did you buy? |
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| Woodie | Jun 2 2012, 06:41 AM Post #40 |
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This recent trend of acting as if Ebay is a manufacturer really bugs me. I'm constantly seeing people referring to "The Ebay head gaskets" or "The Ebay LEDs". Ebay is just a way of selling stuff, it is not a brand. Just because a product is being sold on Ebay does not mean that it is good, or crap, it could just as easily be either. Just like walking into a GM dealer, you can choose a Chevette or an Escalade, they'll be glad to sell you excellence or junk, your decision. |
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| nerys | Jun 2 2012, 11:54 AM Post #41 |
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Grr
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because that is typically the ONLY place you can get them unless you can read type and search in chinese and even then. Good luck. :-) and the products I typically BUY are not "branded" in any fashion I can recognize. truly "generic" packaging with no corporate names or logo's SO they are called "ebay bulbs" Edited by nerys, Jun 2 2012, 11:55 AM.
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| bogs | Jun 3 2012, 10:30 AM Post #42 |
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Duct tape heals all wounds
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I don't think you and I are seeing this one eye to eye, since I think they are using the reference properly, i.e. ebay as the location just like you would say Harbor Freight is where you would find x-item, or Sears y-item, or Home Depot z-item. Ebay is just the most likely place to find that particular head gasket, or where they found or buy that head gasket from, no one assumes Ebay is the manufacturer of that head gasket We completely agree here, although my feeling is that unlike a brick and mortar store where if something doesn't work out you just walk back in and return it, with Ebay you have the delay of shipping it back and the unknown of whether the person your returning it to is actually going to hold up their end of the deal or not. |
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| JellyBeanDriver | Jun 5 2012, 12:12 AM Post #43 |
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Okay, there's a couple of things to note when swapping out the stock flasher for the version of the EP34 flasher that I bought. - the OEM flasher has a couple of catches that locks it in place - you need to squeeze the release on both sides of the fusebox socket to release the flasher. - on the EP34 there are 3 plastic nibs on the side that interfere with it sitting all the way into the fusebox socket on my 92' I had to cut them off flush. There is nothing that locks it in place. - The version EP34 I have, the flash rate is not load dependent, but instead voltage dependent. The flash rate is pretty fast when the engine is running, not as fast when the engine is off. - the flasher ticking noise is pretty quiet. I opened the OEM flasher and found that it has an 8 pin IC in there - maybe like the EP34 used to use. Might be able to modify the OEM flasher to work with LED's. Edited by JellyBeanDriver, Jun 5 2012, 12:12 AM.
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| Bad Bent | Jun 5 2012, 12:40 AM Post #44 |
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Facetious Educated Donkey
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And just for giggles if you want to test your bulbs, close your garage door and turn your lights on and hit the brakes. Get an idea how bright they are then change the bulbs and see if you like the change. On some bulbs I didn't like the change and changed back to regular bulbs that seemed brighter .
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| Jimmyjamx22 | Jun 5 2012, 03:00 AM Post #45 |
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Sounds good, let us know how that goes! Might be a cheaper route, and make people be creative
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