Climate control leds
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Climate control leds
One of the bulbs was out, the "mode" led on the left. I oredered a bulb and installed it Saturday and it works now all the others don't work.
The weird thing is that when I take the new one I ordered and put it in one of the other slots, it does not light up.
The only thing different is the bulb I received is not blue like the one I removed but it is clear, that was part 39054-SEP-A01 (8V 120MA) not sure if that messed anything up.
Today I oredered part 39055-SEP-A22 (14V 60MA).
Could I have messed something up? I may buy a set of working climate controls from a member that posted here but I don't want to mess them up also.
Before replacing the bulb the right side controls would light up. Now they don't either. The only one that lights up is the one where I put the new bulb in and according to the schematics it's the wrong bulb.
The weird thing is that when I take the new one I ordered and put it in one of the other slots, it does not light up.
The only thing different is the bulb I received is not blue like the one I removed but it is clear, that was part 39054-SEP-A01 (8V 120MA) not sure if that messed anything up.
Today I oredered part 39055-SEP-A22 (14V 60MA).
Could I have messed something up? I may buy a set of working climate controls from a member that posted here but I don't want to mess them up also.
Before replacing the bulb the right side controls would light up. Now they don't either. The only one that lights up is the one where I put the new bulb in and according to the schematics it's the wrong bulb.
Last edited by Joecop67; Nov 27, 2017 at 02:52 PM.
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First off, they're not LEDs.
That's important to note, because it's why they go out in the first place. It's also why you sometimes end up chasing dead bulb after dead bulb - they're extremely sensitive and will burn out if you look at them funny. It's possible the circuit board (or a component on the board) is damaged. Did you do this replacement with the center module and battery disconnected?
Best practice is to disconnect the battery, pull the center module, replace all of the bulbs, reconnect everything, test, and reassemble.
Personally, I replace those T3s with LEDs now, but you have to make some additional effort to achieve "OEM" brightness instead of the "nuclear" brightness commercial bulbs go for.
That's important to note, because it's why they go out in the first place. It's also why you sometimes end up chasing dead bulb after dead bulb - they're extremely sensitive and will burn out if you look at them funny. It's possible the circuit board (or a component on the board) is damaged. Did you do this replacement with the center module and battery disconnected?
Best practice is to disconnect the battery, pull the center module, replace all of the bulbs, reconnect everything, test, and reassemble.
Personally, I replace those T3s with LEDs now, but you have to make some additional effort to achieve "OEM" brightness instead of the "nuclear" brightness commercial bulbs go for.
