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Old 12-09-06, 02:04 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Baph
Edit: MattSV, I know you mean well, but your advice is a little flawed. All LEDs take different voltages and use different amounts of current. If the resistor doesn't drop the voltage enough, you can kiss goodbye to your shiny new LED setup. If it drops too much, you get pulled over for not having working lights.
Not really... You're not actually trying to affect the indicators, it's the relay you're trying to trick- the LED indicators resistance is lower than a conventional lamp, and so the relay thinks there's a short. You're not aiming for a precise resistance, you just need to get it into the rather wide range where the relay is fooled.
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