For all of those who have had their instrument cluster replaced... I was wondering if you dim...
01-22-2002, 02:07 PM
#1
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
For all of those who have had their instrument cluster replaced... I was wondering if you dim...
... your dash lights or run them at full brightness.
I just had my instrument cluster replaced. With my old one I dimmed the panel lights a bit off of full brightness.
Because of the leds in the panel, the dimming of the leds is by pulse width voltage instead of just reducing the voltage for a normal bulb. I wonder if the constant pulsing over time wears the leds out faster.
Am I thinking too much.
So, who here has had your instrument cluster replaced and did you dim your instrument panel lights at all?
Kirk
I just had my instrument cluster replaced. With my old one I dimmed the panel lights a bit off of full brightness.
Because of the leds in the panel, the dimming of the leds is by pulse width voltage instead of just reducing the voltage for a normal bulb. I wonder if the constant pulsing over time wears the leds out faster.
Am I thinking too much.
So, who here has had your instrument cluster replaced and did you dim your instrument panel lights at all?
Kirk
01-22-2002, 02:16 PM
#3
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
The right ***, the one you push to reset the trip odo... twist it and watch the panel lights...
... dim. But I think most people run the lights at full brightness. Only the dimmed lights have premature instrument cluster failure.
Kirk
Kirk
01-22-2002, 02:20 PM
#4
Former Vendor
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 15,545
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Have always had mine dimmed.
I'm on my 4th instrument cluster, due to my trip computer fading. I can't imagine it's due to the light dimmer, as the trip computer screen doesn't dim with the cluster lights.
01-22-2002, 02:25 PM
#5
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
The trip computer dims too, just not as much.
How much do/did you dim? Myself, I was just under full brightness... around (90% I would guess).
I think it is worth trying the lights at full brightness and see what happens.
Kirk
I think it is worth trying the lights at full brightness and see what happens.
Kirk
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
I remember seeing information on changing the illumination setting of the instrument cluster, but...
bnl107
VAG-COM Discussion
1
07-06-2005 07:54 AM