Some of us think the sun flickers. LED's themselves are cheap and last as long as a transistor lasts. The arrays they have to be put in and the driving circuitry embedded in that array is the driver for the cost factor. Allthough not cost effective for manufacturers in the short run, the benefits are out there. Considering marketing appeal - looks sooo cool, last forever, use less power, etc. - combined with the price tag of replacements, why not. When the bulb on the tail light of my truck burnet out, $ 1.95 fixed that. When the lens cracked (not my fault, I swear), $12.50 fiixed that. The LED tail light on my friends SLK 350 got hit and shattered. It still works, but the cosmetic damge is 1.200 bucks worth.
On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 6:02 PM, <relng...@aol.com> wrote: > > ...I certainly see it. Leds have to be pulsed or they burn out.... > > > If you mean visible pulsing, not so. More and more new cars (seen a new KIA > lately?) have all LED rear lights (MB W212, for another example) and just > last fall, City Light replaced all the poles on my street and installed new > street lights which are made up of a panel of white LEDS and the street is > much brighter now. They do it for energy saving and less maintenance > although > first cost must be higher. > > German cars are slowly converting to LED headlights, Audi being first and > now MB and I'm sure BMW will do it just to keep up. > > My C300's LED rear turns have no burnt out elements so far but when they do > and if I chose to repair it, the whole assembly must be changed which does > cost more than a standard light bulb. > > Do the same persons who see strobing also have problems with Xenon > headlights? > > RLE > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX '82 300SD '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
