I completed the LED swap of my cluster gauges a little while ago. Unfortunately, I now have a problem with the speedo needle lights. They stop working when they get hot. I narrowed it down to the left LED, but I don't know what's actually causing the LED to lose connectivity. I even tried replacing the LEDs with no luck.

Any suggestions on what I can do to fix the problem?

Thanks

 

a poor solder joint can have intermittent issues.. resoldering the joint as well as trying to replacing it should solve the problem...

but if you are continuing to have those issues.. then i don't know other than something with your soldering.

 

Thanks, but it seems unlikely since all my other solders are working and I've re-soldered the LEDs twice. First time it happened, I bolstered up the soldering on each LED. Still had the issue and swapped all the LEDs completely. Still having the issue and I can't see anything that looks like a bad connection. It's obviously a bit tricky to figure out since the board has to be fairly hot for the problem to occur.

I'm a little concerned because the last time I pulled the LED off, the board was starting to look a little worn. I couldn't see anything that looked burnt or destroyed, but running out of other ideas.

Is it possible I partially fried the board? Since the worn area is between the first and second LED, and they're connected inline, could I just put a small wire between them to potentially fix the problem?

Thanks again for the input

 

it's really hard to tell. try doing what you already have in mind and keep us updated