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Old 08-09-2019, 07:48 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Fiddlebog View Post
This is the correct way to do it. LED-circuits and incandescent-circuits are not directly interchangeable, as incandescent-circuits rely on the impedance of the bulb to operate nominally. An LED can be put into an incandescent-circuit in lieu of a standard bulb, but since LED impedance is so little, a drop-resistor is needed. Installing an LED without a drop-resistor will "work" but it will burn that sucker out quick!
I would imagine they'd have drop resistors built into the bulb assembly. You're saying they don't?
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