ISO 13207

What is ISO 13207?

ISO 13207 was developed specifically for truck lighting. But what exactly does it mean and can this piece of electronics be easily connected? We explain it to you exactly.

When the lighting in a truck breaks down, a notification is sent to the cab. The truck driver receives a message on his display that a light is no longer working. This is recognised by a bulb taking high resistance off. When this resistance no longer decreases, the system recognises it. A message is then sent to the cabin that the lighting is not working. LED lighting hardly takes any resistance off compared to incandescent lamps. LED lights take so little resistance that even the electronics in the truck do not recognise the light. As a result, drivers get error messages that his truck's lights are not working.

The solution to this problem is ISO 13207. This piece of electronics specifies the precisely timed pulse for a low-power LED light, which temporarily mimics the power consumption of an incandescent bulb. In short, the electronics ensure that the LED lights are recognised, preventing an error message when the lighting does work.

Connecting ISO 13207 to your trucks

If you receive error messages about the lighting in your trucks and want to solve this with ISO 13207, this will be quite easy. After all, this is not via tricky electronics systems that you have to have flush mounted. In fact, some LED lights come standard with ISO 13207. So, firstly, you will have to find lighting that is equipped with this and, secondly, you will have to connect it to your truck.

Problems with your truck lighting?

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