LED ECU reader ('89 200 t FWD)

[Brett Dikeman]

At 12:07 AM +0000 3/31/03, Cecilio Cerdan wrote:
>Hi
>I need to get a LED w/resistor to read the codes of my ECU. Radio Shack does
>not specify which, if any, of their LEds have a built-in resistor.

Any LED rated for 12v will have a built-in resistor- most LEDs are
rated for no more than a few volts tops, so a 12v rating will be a
dead giveaway.

Note that another option is installing a bulb in the dash for the
check engine light- it's in the same small panel above the 3 gauges
as the door and airbag lights. Getting the dash out to do so,
however, is a royal pain in the ass :-)

HTH!

B
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