Thread: Daytime Running Lights + Switchback LED’s
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Old 10-28-2013, 07:22 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by osirus View Post
@TheW3r3W0lf, could you elaborate on installing the 50ohm transistors as to how you wire those in at the junction of the parking light. I'm very proficient in 12V as I am an MECP, however for some reason this was confusing to me. If anyone else can elaborate, that would be most appreciated.
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LEDs have a higher resistance than incandescent lamps. Higher resistance means less current. The BCM sees this current drop and assumes the bulbs are burnt out. Placing the resistor in parallel reduces the resistance of the circuit and gets the current back up to where the BCM is happy.
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