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  • #16
    As Sargent Shultz would say...
    "I know NOTHING" (about LED's (light emiting diodes) )

    Volatile gases can accumulate in the crank case which a small spark could ignite...
    If/when they go bad (LED's) can they emit a spark? Could the wiring deteriorate over time and short?
    Would only need to happen once.

    Above is why I mentioned fiber optic, no heat or electricity transmitted thru cable and the light source can be outside the case.


    mro

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    • #17
      Firstly, all semiconductors are heat sensitive. so it wouldn't live long in that environment. most if not all led's are made of plastic, so eventually the lens would melt. And, yes, when the lens melts it's probable that the internal leads will short, spark, burn until the fuse pops.

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      • #18
        Where I USED to work
        Sorry to hear you're out of a job right now, Ray. I hope you find one soon or as soon as you want to if you'd like to play for a while. What kind of work do you do?
        Tim
        Tim Ripley - Gaithersburg, MD
        1981 XS1100 Special "Spoiled Rotten" Just sold - currently bikeless!!
        23mm float height
        120 main jets
        42.5 pilot jets
        drilled stock airbox with K&N
        Jardine 4 to 1 Exhaust
        spade fusebox
        1st and 2nd gear fix

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        • #19
          How about fiber-optics?
          I personally have no problem seeing my oil level (centerstand).
          Pat Kelly
          <p-lkelly@sbcglobal.net>

          1978 XS1100E (The Force)
          1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
          2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
          1999 Suburban (The Ship)
          1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
          1968 F100 (Valentine)

          "No one is totally useless. They can always be used as a bad example"

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          • #20
            Tim,
            My job title was a reliability engineer, but what I did was radiation effects engineer. I tried to use atmospheric neutrons, and neutron beams to break the parts. Didn't get paid as much as some, bu working with PHDs was fun, and made me think about how much I DIDN'T know!
            Ray Matteis
            KE6NHG
            XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
            XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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