Led Signal Lights
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So i just put some LED bulbs in for signal light bulbs and I know you are suspose to use LOAD Resistor from Super Bright LEDs but i kindda dont want to wait till they would arrive so I was wondering if i could just solder in a resistor that I would buy from like Radio Shack? If that would work what Ohm would be the best?
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It's kinda hard to say... just a sec.. Accordring to calculations, if you get a 50 ohm 1/2W resistor it should work fine. But that dosn't sound right. I think a 5-10W would probly sound more right. Get a 50 ohm "wire-wound" or "high wattage" or "block resistor" from radio shack and it should work fine.
There's really no problem without running that though. I've run without a load resistor for over a year now. it just makes the blinkers blink fast.
There's really no problem without running that though. I've run without a load resistor for over a year now. it just makes the blinkers blink fast.
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50 ohm is the most common size used. the calculations say 12V @ 50 ohms = .24W. If you go with 1/2W or 1W it should work according to calculations, but even still it just sounds too small.
I kinda like my fast blinkers. People ask me if I bought a custom blinker module... i just don't answer.
I kinda like my fast blinkers. People ask me if I bought a custom blinker module... i just don't answer.
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