Does any of that make sense?
Old Chief Lynn

Certainly fitting a low power, very expensive LED 'bulb' to a vehicle
and then having to fit an additional load to make it draw the same
current as a normal bulb so that the flasher relay still works strikes
me as complete lunacy and the reserve of misguided fashionistas with
more cents than sense!

In general, the LED bulbs which replace common filament bulbs, give approx
twice the light, run cooler, and are supposed to last 10 times longer than
their filament counterpart.

My impression is that the resistor is in series, so that would probably
serve to limit or reduce current draw.

I finally got my answer, though. Found some on Ebay and they say they're
direct plugin. So, if any resistor or whatever is required, it's internal
to these 1156 replacements: 280074315883

"rb" wrote in message
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In general, the LED bulbs which replace common filament bulbs, give approx
twice the light, run cooler, and are supposed to last 10 times longer than
their filament counterpart.

My impression is that the resistor is in series, so that would probably
serve to limit or reduce current draw.

I finally got my answer, though. Found some on Ebay and they say they're
direct plugin. So, if any resistor or whatever is required, it's internal
to these 1156 replacements: 280074315883

Yes, you are correct about the resistor in the application you are talking
about.

I think the external resistor pack business applies to using the LED version
as a
REPLACEMENT for an 1156 where current draw must be higher than the LED
version draws and similar to the original. (as in an auto turn signal
application)

Sort of a silly application that would be, I'd think, but no one asked my
opinion.

grin
Old Chief Lynn

LEDs have the advantage of coming on NOW, rather than a tenth of as second or more
later like incandescents. Some cars have an LED third brake light and incandescent left
and right brake lights. The difference is quite apparent.

Why is this important? At 70 MPH, the guy behind you covers 10.2 feet in that 10th of
a second. On my mid-sized SUV, that's the difference between my back bumper and where
my knees are.


"nimbusgb" wrote in message oups.com...

Does any of that make sense?
Old Chief Lynn

Certainly fitting a low power, very expensive LED 'bulb' to a vehicle
and then having to fit an additional load to make it draw the same
current as a normal bulb so that the flasher relay still works strikes
me as complete lunacy and the reserve of misguided fashionistas with
more cents than sense!