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Re: Light Kit *&$%#@...
Huw Powell wrote:
>
> > Well, if no one can come up with the fix that Eliot had someone do, I'm afraid
> > that I'm gonna have to bag this approach, as I can't stand the thought of
> > living with my computer display perpetually telling me I've got a bulb out.
>
> Why doesn't someone use a wirewound variable resistor to figure our what
> resistance/how much current the computer requires to think the bulb is good? If
> it's not as high as the bulb would actually draw (maybe the trigger current is 1/4
> or 1/3 of operating) a resistor could be inserted to fool the computer. Or some
> silly 35w driving lights could be set up running off the stock headlight wiring? I
> don't have this problem, it just kinda piqued my interest.
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
> 79,80,81,*82*,83,84,85,86,87,88,97 Coupe "GT" (parts is parts!)
>
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It should not matter what the resistor is as long as they are the
same.The reason the warning light comes on with the lighting kit is
because with one relay hooked to one light socket there is a current
differential and the sensor picks this up.
turbo
turbo@steelcity.net