blinker/parking light wiring
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Topic: blinker/parking light wiring
Posted By: smitty0507
Subject: blinker/parking light wiring
Date Posted: June 03, 2014 at 10:37 PM
Wiring up new parking lights/turn signals on a project jeep. Problem is I have to wire the 3 wires into a 2 wire socket. So you've got 1 blinking positive, 1 parking light positive, and ground. I got it to work using a diode on the blinker wire and a resistor on the parking light wire but the parking light was real dim. I'm sure I can do this with a relay but everything changes when the parking light is off (daytime) versus when the parking light is on (nighttime). Anyone have an elegant solution?
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Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: June 06, 2014 at 4:59 AM
More info:
Front or rear?
Brake & flasher combined?
New light is dual filament else 2 bulbs?
Posted By: powerslave
Date Posted: June 28, 2014 at 3:31 PM
IF your resister is too high in value, the light WOULD be dim.
I use 60ohm resisters for the most part, 330ohm for smaller LEDs.
You said you are using a resister on the parking light side, so, it would be dimmer than not using the resister on the blink side.
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