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Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-24-2011, 07:00 AM
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Posted By Papa_Complex
And I was a po' boy who couldn't afford an...

And I was a po' boy who couldn't afford an engineering degree, but had no problem with the math :lol:
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-24-2011, 06:26 AM
Replies: 57
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Posted By Papa_Complex
That's why you need a technologist, in most...

That's why you need a technologist, in most cases, not an engineer ;)
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-22-2011, 02:24 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
Actually that big-assed resistor is meant to be...

Actually that big-assed resistor is meant to be in series with the LEDs, not parallel.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-22-2011, 01:32 PM
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Posted By Papa_Complex
You should get something like the item pictured,...

You should get something like the item pictured, in order to add a fuse between the battery and your 12V power outlet, that you stated you had added under the seat with a switch. Make sure that the...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-22-2011, 06:15 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
From the way it's behaving, I'm guessing that the...

From the way it's behaving, I'm guessing that the LEDs you installed in the rear don't already have an inline resistor. If you have LED signals in the front, were they commercial bulb replacements?
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Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 11:17 PM
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Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
Not much detail there, but it looks like what I...

Not much detail there, but it looks like what I would suggest.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 11:11 PM
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Posted By Papa_Complex
That would be my guess. You're just trying to...

That would be my guess. You're just trying to kill off a little current, that's leaking back through the circuit. That should be all it takes.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 10:59 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
A diode or a low value, high wattage resistor in...

A diode or a low value, high wattage resistor in the path back from the display, will likely do the job for you. Barring that, just toss it inline with the signal diodes.
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 10:42 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
It's actually almost the opposite situation, in...

It's actually almost the opposite situation, in theory. An incandescent lamp provides low voltage drop, unless it's heated up. It takes a fair bit of current to heat one up enough, that it lights. As...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 10:10 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
I say 'bizarro' because, if you follow the path...

I say 'bizarro' because, if you follow the path that current would take (well actually opposite to the path, since flow is from negative to positive opposite to the old theory, that all of the...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 10:02 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
Sounds right. The term is "Leakage...

Sounds right. The term is "Leakage Current."
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 10:00 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
A quick search shows that "combination meter"...

A quick search shows that "combination meter" means your dash display (speedo, tach). It sure looks like leakage through the diode pairs, in the dash display. They've got some bizarro bridge...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 09:41 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
That's where I think that adding another power...

That's where I think that adding another power diode, in the "correct direction", would do the trick. It should drop the voltage across the indicator LEDs to below threshold. It's either that, or...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-21-2011, 09:32 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
The LEDs should only light with current in one...

The LEDs should only light with current in one "direction." If the potential in the frame rises above the level of what it sees through the relay, then there shouldn't be any light given off. At...
Forum: Mechanical or Tech 02-15-2011, 03:32 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,132
Posted By Papa_Complex
I don't suppose that you could scan the wiring...

I don't suppose that you could scan the wiring diagram, could you? It sounds rather like the ground is being switched, rather than the positive. You wouldn't get a light unless you have a potential...
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