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Fading Lights

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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
Forum Discription: Under Car Lighting, Strobe Lights, Fog Lights, Headlights, HIDs, DRL, Tail Lights, Brake Lights, Dashboard Lights, WigWag, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=22696
Printed Date: May 07, 2025 at 1:29 PM


Topic: Fading Lights

Posted By: vmail
Subject: Fading Lights
Date Posted: December 11, 2003 at 8:04 AM

I would like to know if I can create a fading courtesy light when you close the door



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Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: December 11, 2003 at 8:21 AM
yea you could what is the current rquirement of the light?



Posted By: vmail
Date Posted: December 11, 2003 at 8:36 AM
what do you mean? how many amps it uses, or what am i using the light for?



Posted By: xetmes
Date Posted: December 11, 2003 at 10:24 AM
i mean how much current draw (measured in Amps) how many watts is the bulb? the quick and dirty method would be a capacitor but most likely a large value cap would be needed and it would really be a waste of money for the cap... i was thinking to use a small value cap to discharge through a transistor and limit current slowly until finally turning off.



Posted By: vmail
Date Posted: December 11, 2003 at 12:03 PM
tryed messing arround on a simulation s/w its a 5W bulb and the SW says 417, I could use a capacitor but it only works on a LED (2 sec to fade), but for some reason the transistor keeps blowing upposted_image


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