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sub6fix
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7/21/2002
17:41:58
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 Subject: LED Tail Light fix yet?
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I was just wondering if the whole LED tail light fix came to ahead yet and what it might be. I have a 2002 SXT reg caba nd it already has the electronic flasher in it and that is the problem. It is a new flasher assembly where both the blinker and the 4-way flashers are built into one unit. They don't sell these in stores. The problem is that it needs either a new flasher, or a current load. What are the results that you guys have found?
Thanks,
Shawn
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Clevite 77
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8/24/2002
13:38:34
| RE: LED Tail Light fix yet?
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bump
anybody?
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sub6fix
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8/25/2002
19:23:13
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Nope
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Demon-Xanth
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8/26/2002
09:42:21
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Try putting a resistor in paralell, I don't know the wattage of the lightbulbs offhand but I can give you the equation for figuring out the size of resistor you need.
(Wattage of Lightbulb - Wattage of LED) divided by 12V is the amount of current that needs to be drawn, divide 12V by the amount of current and that is the required resistance. Just make sure the resistor can handle the power it needs to dissipate.
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Clevite 77
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8/26/2002
11:02:01
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where would the resister go?
Would I just splice it into the wire that leads to the socket that the bulb plugs into?
so lets just say the OE bulb is 35W and the LED is 5W. Using your math, would I then get a 2.5 ohm resister?
35W - 5W = 30W / 12 = 2.5
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Demon-Xanth
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8/26/2002
12:21:35
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That's 2.5A, you only found the current. 12/2.5=4.8
You'll need a 4.8 ohm, 30W resistor (4.7 is the closest standard value).
Another, simpler option may be to wire a light somewhere else in paralell since the difference between 35 and 40W isn't that much.
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Clevite 77
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8/26/2002
12:28:29
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oh I don't know the wattage, I was just using that 35W as an example
but thanks for the tips
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Demon-Xanth
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8/26/2002
16:55:57
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A simpler shortcut method would be to divide 144 by the difference in wattage (in this case, 144/30)
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