LED Tail light upgrade
I recently installed Bargman LED tail lights in a 2005 Chevy Jayco Escapade and had to add resistors to the turn signal circuits so the flasher would not flash too rapidly. This I understand but what ...
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The LED's take such a low current that they will light from just stray current on the ground. The original flasher works with a strip of heat sensitive wire that makes a connection when the flashers are off. When you hit the turn signals, current is applied to the flasher and the bulb lights but the wire gets hot and curls and the circuit is broken then it cools and makes a connection again and the bulb comes back on. Needless to say the flasher is tuned to blink at a rate that is set by the wattage of the bulb. The LED's dont draw the same current and you either have to install resistors that draw the additional current or get a solid state flasher that will work with any bulb. If you get resistors you negate all the advantages of the LED bulbs. They still draw more current and the resistors can burn out just like the old bulbs. If you get the solid state flasher the LED's draw lower current and if you ever hook up a trailer with lights they will adjust to the combination of LED's and standard taillights.
