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Old 09-04-2006, 04:32 PM
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for those of you with LED turn signals, what kind of resistors are you using with the bulbs to avoid fast blinking? i guess more specifically, what ohm are you using?
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Originally Posted by herbalist
for those of you with LED turn signals, what kind of resistors are you using with the bulbs to avoid fast blinking? i guess more specifically, what ohm are you using?
depends on how many leds are on each of the bulbs. i would take a multimeter and measure the current draw at 12 volts on one bulb in order to calculate the value for the additional resistor.
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ok its a 9 LED turn signal bulb. what type of resistor should i use?
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do a search I posted up a really helpful link on this before
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matter of fact here it is:

http://www.dodgeintrepid.net/forums/...ight=%2ALED%2A

this is what i did and it worked beautifully
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thats exactly what i ended up doing
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I tried it with resistors I got off of ebay. It worked the first time but when I tried it again it blew the fuse. Any thoughts/suggestions?
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you need a load resistor which is different than your standard resistor.
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Different than my standard resistor as in...? I have an 18 LED bulb and bought a 6ohm resistor. I read in one of the threads when I searched for this to get the 6ohm 50watt that's why I chose them.
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Alright, I blew yet another fuse in my second attempt. I guess I am still unclear as to what needs to be done or the type of resistors I need. Any advice?
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i ust let them blink fast.doesn't really bother me
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mine used to be like that but i found it mad annoying. plus i think its ricey
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