Porsche Headlight Retrofit [from CAD, prototyping to finish)

[Jamesp]

Hey Fred,

I have the first gen with the awesome, but dying angel eyes. What is the small cylinder between power and the LEDs? I have one side out, but if given power all LEDs rise to life for a bit, then flake out flashing and strobing as they die. I think it's the little black cylinder (I installed the solenoid so the LEDs don't run with the headlights). So, is the black cylinder a voltage divider? I could buzz it out with a multi-meter, but I thought I'd go to the horses mouth for an answer.