That is exactly correct. Adding a resistor in parallel to the LEDS increases the current and fixes the problem. I forget what size but it shouldn't be hard to ascertain by trial and error. For a starting value, measure the bulb you remove, then decrease resistance. Pay attention to wattage. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in statu viae ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Switch to LED lighting
> At 03:28 PM 7/2/2010 Friday, Jay lefstein wrote: >>Why/how would led lights confuse the cruise?? > > If a particular cruise control setup detects the current in the > stop-light line to tell that the brakes have been applied, the lesser > current drawn by equivalent LEDs might not trigger the cruise control > to drop out when the brakes are applied. > > Yours, > David > ps -- That's not a good method IMO anyway because the lamps might be > burnt out, circuit bad etc. But it's a lot more convenient than > having to mount a switch at the brake pedal, or install another > hydraulic switch in the master cylinder. > |
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