led power from dimmer switch?

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Topic: led power from dimmer switch?

Posted By: maswindell
Subject: led power from dimmer switch?
Date Posted: January 28, 2008 at 10:43 PM

I have an 04 Tahoe which has two cubbies in the dash which i want to add a red led in each. I have a lighted traction control switch adjacent to the area of interest. Any reason i can't use that 12 volt supply for my two leds ? I was planning to buy the ones already installed with the resistor, should I wire in series or parallel ?

Thanks for noobie tothis forum and leds

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Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: January 29, 2008 at 8:09 AM

The LEDs will draw a minimal amount of current so I don't think it would hurt anything.

If the light switch is dimmable, the LEDs may or may not dim in a linear fashion with the other bulbs, but I don't think that would matter.

If both LEDs have current limiting resistors you would want to wire them in parallel.

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Kevin Pierson

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