Nicole/Jager LED Instrument Pod Illumination Question

syoo8 · 11-07-2009, 02:44 PM

Do LEDs burn out?

I installed the Jager/Nicole LED kit into my instrument pod (86.5) and the right LED started flickering, then went out, followed by the left, followed by the center. Is there such a thing, or do I have a bad connection in there?

Gtaebr · 11-07-2009, 03:54 PM

Connection would be my guess. Did you try fiddling with the dimmer wheel?

syoo8 · 11-07-2009, 03:56 PM

Just pulled the instrument pod and tested each LED by hand with a 12 volt power supply-- each of them are dead.

Did I get unlucky with a bad batch of LEDs, or is there something happening in my electrical system to burn out LEDs?

Gtaebr · 11-07-2009, 03:59 PM

What voltage do you get at the sockets?..... Could be bad LEDs but rule everything out first.

syoo8 · 11-07-2009, 04:01 PM

I don't know what voltage at the sockets because i had to pull out the instrument pod to get at the LEDs. However, when I feed 12 volts through pin 16 and 17 (ground) I get 12 volts at the sockets, so there's nothing weird happening there.

Gtaebr · 11-07-2009, 04:06 PM

Check voltage on the car side of the pod connector to be sure.... Sounds like they failed....Nicole/jäger are great at customer service shoot em a line or call, they will take care of you.

syoo8 · 11-07-2009, 05:01 PM

Dissected the LED, which had a 270 ohm resistor soldered in. (The resistor was hidden by white tape which I cut out.)

I don't know what the LED current is of the Jager illumination kit but most LEDs are 2 mA, 10 mA and 20 mA. If that is so, the resistor necessary would be between 500-5600 ohms.

In other words, if the LED current is between 2 and 20 mA, then the wrong resistor was installed into the kit, which resulted in the LEDs blowing out. I am going to the store right now to buy replacement LEDs and resistors to see if this solves the problem.

Nicole · 11-07-2009, 08:06 PM

When did you purchase, and when did you install them?

PM or email me, if you got them through me.

11-07-2009, 02:44 PM	#1
syoo8 Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York, NY / San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 125	Nicole/Jager LED Instrument Pod Illumination Question Do LEDs burn out? I installed the Jager/Nicole LED kit into my instrument pod (86.5) and the right LED started flickering, then went out, followed by the left, followed by the center. Is there such a thing, or do I have a bad connection in there? __________________ Scott '86.5 928S (Guards Red/Black) '97 986 (Silver/Black)

11-07-2009, 03:54 PM	#2
Gtaebr Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana Posts: 346	Connection would be my guess. Did you try fiddling with the dimmer wheel? __________________ Joe 86.5 Garnet Red Metallic

11-07-2009, 03:56 PM	#3
syoo8 Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York, NY / San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 125	Just pulled the instrument pod and tested each LED by hand with a 12 volt power supply-- each of them are dead. Did I get unlucky with a bad batch of LEDs, or is there something happening in my electrical system to burn out LEDs? __________________ Scott '86.5 928S (Guards Red/Black) '97 986 (Silver/Black)

11-07-2009, 03:59 PM	#4
Gtaebr Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana Posts: 346	What voltage do you get at the sockets?..... Could be bad LEDs but rule everything out first. __________________ Joe 86.5 Garnet Red Metallic

11-07-2009, 04:01 PM	#5
syoo8 Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York, NY / San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 125	I don't know what voltage at the sockets because i had to pull out the instrument pod to get at the LEDs. However, when I feed 12 volts through pin 16 and 17 (ground) I get 12 volts at the sockets, so there's nothing weird happening there. __________________ Scott '86.5 928S (Guards Red/Black) '97 986 (Silver/Black)

11-07-2009, 04:06 PM	#6
Gtaebr Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana Posts: 346	Check voltage on the car side of the pod connector to be sure.... Sounds like they failed....Nicole/jäger are great at customer service shoot em a line or call, they will take care of you. __________________ Joe 86.5 Garnet Red Metallic

11-07-2009, 05:01 PM	#7
syoo8 Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York, NY / San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 125	Dissected the LED, which had a 270 ohm resistor soldered in. (The resistor was hidden by white tape which I cut out.) I don't know what the LED current is of the Jager illumination kit but most LEDs are 2 mA, 10 mA and 20 mA. If that is so, the resistor necessary would be between 500-5600 ohms. In other words, if the LED current is between 2 and 20 mA, then the wrong resistor was installed into the kit, which resulted in the LEDs blowing out. I am going to the store right now to buy replacement LEDs and resistors to see if this solves the problem. __________________ Scott '86.5 928S (Guards Red/Black) '97 986 (Silver/Black)

11-07-2009, 08:06 PM	#8
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