LEDs glowing???
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
Member Since: Apr 2011
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
LEDs glowing???
I replaced all the cabin lights with led! Today I noticed with the engine off and car alarm armed! I noticed the LEDs are glowing about 5%.
Anyone eles have this or know what's up?
Anyone eles have this or know what's up?
#3
Former Vendor
LED's tend to hold a bit of a residual energy after they've lost power. They can generally glow for a few minutes.
#4
Mine glow all the time also. I believe that because the computer controls the lighting that there is always a small amount of electricity flowing thru the system. The leds can pick up on this and they glow. It takes much more current to light the original incandescent bulbs. After all, 90% of all energy given off by incandescent bulbs is in the form of heat.
#6
Drifting
This is normal. People have left them glowing for years without any issue. Your only other option if it bothers you is to run a regular bulb somewhere in conjunction with one of the LEDs. I ran a regular 194 bulb with the passanger footwell LED and hid it up high in the footwell out of view. No more glowing.
#7
Melting Slicks
Member Since: Oct 2004
Location: Kernersville NC
Posts: 2,281
Likes: 0
Received 136 Likes
on
75 Posts
I believe this is caused by the capacitor that is in the circuit. This is sized for the 194 bulbs that are in these places. LEDs take a lot less energy and take a lot longer to discharge this capacitor. Not really a problem.