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Old 09-17-2012, 11:49 PM
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Default Wiring taillights

I have a speedway 12 curcuit economy wiring harness and LED taillights . Speedway said I would need (dummy loads) to run the LED's .
I have had LED's before and I always used a heavy-duty flasher to make em' run properly.
Do I have to use the Dummy-loads ???
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Old 09-18-2012, 10:49 PM
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hook em up the only difference is if the resistanc is too low they might flash faster if it seems to fast you can sometimes switch flashers or use the dummy loads
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Old 09-20-2012, 10:01 PM
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Well, I put the HD flasher in for now and see how it go's . They were probably just trying to sell me something I didnt need.
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The only thing that might be different (and probably not in an economy circuit board), would be if they used a relay in the circuit to keep the increased load of the lights off the directional signal switch contacts. They might just say that for liability purposes in case you burn the harness up and they would have to replace it. GPster
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Depends on what type of transistor they are using to trigger switching. Some require a certain current draw to switch.
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