A resistor in parallell with any other resistance or LED actually reduces
the current over the LED
depending on the size of the resistor....

On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 7:33 AM, Ken Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote:

> That is exactly correct. Adding a resistor in parallel to the LEDS
> increases
> the current and fixes the problem. I forget what size but it shouldn't be
> hard to ascertain by trial and error. For a starting value, measure the
> bulb
> you remove, then decrease resistance. Pay attention to wattage.
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
> in statu viae
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Switch to LED lighting
>
>
>  At 03:28 PM 7/2/2010 Friday, Jay lefstein wrote:
>>
>>> Why/how would led lights confuse the cruise??
>>>
>>
>> If a particular cruise control setup detects the current in the
>> stop-light line to tell that the brakes have been applied, the lesser
>> current drawn by equivalent LEDs might not trigger the cruise control
>> to drop out when the brakes are applied.
>>
>> Yours,
>> David
>> ps -- That's not a good method IMO anyway because the lamps might be
>> burnt out, circuit bad etc.  But it's a lot more convenient than
>> having to mount a switch at the brake pedal, or install another
>> hydraulic switch in the master cylinder.
>>
>>