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Old 07-15-2005, 11:15 AM
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Default TECHIES: LEDs in turns, which wires to tap resistor into?

<center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/20VTURBO/DSCF1168.jpg"></center><p>My new LED turns are rapid firing and I don't know which wire to tap to put the resistor in!
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What are th color of each? I can't tell in the pic.
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top to bottom: grey/blackstripe, brown, black/whitestripe
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Default I did this in my rear turn signals. You have to tap the ground (prolly brown) and on of the others.

The front is a bit different than the rear as you have the "parking" lights and then the blinker. I'm not sure which is which though. I'm sure they share the ground wire.

You might wanna try trial and error, you have to cut 2 wires at minimum anyways. Do you know how you have to wire in the resistors? It took me a while so if you have any questions, just ask.
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no i don't really know how to wire them either..
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a guy on AZ told me I ONLY have to tap the brown..?
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You have to tap both a positive and a negative.
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for a series resistor, only one side of the load is necessary.
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I have NO clue what that means. :-) I just know mine works!
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yours works because its in parallel acting as another load. thus the total load is increased.


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