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Date:         Mon, 19 May 2003 09:18:52 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: High Beam Indicator-Ya Gotta Be Kidding Me!!!
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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On Mon, 19 May 2003, David Beierl wrote:

> Um..actually the ALT LED can't carry enough current so they paralleled it > with a resistor -- 150 ohms maybe? I doubt if taking the LED out of > circuit would make it not charge.

Ah, my bad. I was thinking of the old bulb-indicator ones, where a burned out bulb filament would stop the silly thing from charging. ;)

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si


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