Wiring and light question
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From: Syracuse Utah
Wiring and light question
I have a question that maybe some of you smart electronics type guys could help me with. I made a control panel for the console with six lighted rocker type switches in it to control various things like antenna up/down, gill lights, etc. Worked out great except for one problem. The lighted switches are way too bright at night. These are the 3 wire 12 volt rocker switches wired in parallel from a hot source to a ground. What resistor can I use to knock down the voltage and reduce the brightness of the lights (they are incandesent lights)? Where do you wire it, on the ground leg after the lights, in series on the hot wire before the lights, or in parallel from the hot line to the ground line before or after the lights?
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
Instructor
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From: Rocklin CA
I can't answer your question but recommend you post it again in the C5 general section. There are a lot of folks in there that are well educated in electronics and talk resisitors all the time for doing LED mods in the car. I'm sure you can get help from some of them.
Le Mans Master
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From: Dyer IN
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id think you would want it on the ground side as the hot side is also feeding what is connected to the switch. where as the ground is just a ground for the light.
unless im readin this wrong
unless im readin this wrong
Instructor
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From: Knoxville TN
Just re-read myself... I had it backwards.. lol don't listen to that last one from me.. wow. I just lost 15 billion cool points for that easy mistake..
