1 Adding LED brake/running ligbts on each side of license plate.... Fri Jun 17, 2016 12:00 am
Brad-Man
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I have a couple of 6 LED dual intensity lights (3 wires) I intend to mount next to the license plate on my '85 K100.
I am nowhere near being a circuit engineer - give me a wiring diagram and I can figure things out...
What I don't know is exactly how to wire them in...
As a stereo buff I am familiar with what happens when you wire speakers in series and parallel, and what happens to resistance if you don't take the resistance of the speakers into consideration in regards to what loads the amplifier can deliver to.
I TOLD you I am not an electrical guru- and I am explaining my concerns in terms that I know.
With the small gauge wires coming from/leading to the LED's I'm not so sure I want to try wiring in series, but am afraid that wiring in parallel will cause issues.
Should I go parallel with a resistor on each wire for the brake and running lights or possibly just a resistor on the single ground wire on each?
This info might actually help someone else that wants to add to and not just replace the stock ltail/brake light.
Will someone take pity on someone that wants to do it right the first time?
Thanks,
Brad
I am nowhere near being a circuit engineer - give me a wiring diagram and I can figure things out...
What I don't know is exactly how to wire them in...
As a stereo buff I am familiar with what happens when you wire speakers in series and parallel, and what happens to resistance if you don't take the resistance of the speakers into consideration in regards to what loads the amplifier can deliver to.
I TOLD you I am not an electrical guru- and I am explaining my concerns in terms that I know.
With the small gauge wires coming from/leading to the LED's I'm not so sure I want to try wiring in series, but am afraid that wiring in parallel will cause issues.
Should I go parallel with a resistor on each wire for the brake and running lights or possibly just a resistor on the single ground wire on each?
This info might actually help someone else that wants to add to and not just replace the stock ltail/brake light.
Will someone take pity on someone that wants to do it right the first time?
Thanks,
Brad
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