When did they change over to solid state? Every flasher module I ever
took apart was a thermal flasher built around a bimetal strip with a set
of points at one end. If a lamp was out the circuit wouldn't pull enough
current to properly heat the strip and it wouldn't flash as quickly.


On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, Jeff Strickland wrote:

> Back in the olden days, the flasher was a simple RC network, resistor
> capacitor, that charged and discharged to control the blink rate. The
> resistor was the filiment in the lamps. You are taking the resistor out of
> the circuit, assuming the circuit is still an RC network. You can simply
> splice a resistor in line that mimics the resistance of the lamp filiment,
> and the flasher will never know that it is powering an LED array.
>
> I would use a 1/4 watt, 470 ohm resistor, or there abouts. Practice with a
> couple, or just measure the resistance of a brake lamp bulb, then get a
> resistor that is within about 10% of that value, and can handle relatively
> hight current. You don't really need the current capability, but this will
> provide overheat protection if the brake lights are on for a very long time.
> You'll need a resistor on both the left and the right side.
>
> The Turn Signals and the Brake Lamps are the same part of the lamp/LED
> assembly, and the Running Lamps are a different part. Be sure to add the
> resistor to the turn signal/brake lamp side of the assembly.
>
>
>
>
> "Intergate" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I am going to convert my taillights to the LED round Flush mount. I
>> have read many articles on what needs to be done but all were done on
>> pre 2001 TJ's.
>>
>> The problem will be the flasher will need to be changed cause it will
>> flash to fast.
>>
>> All the mods I have seen to solve the problem were done on the pre
>> 2001 Flasher.
>>
>> They changed in 2001. I have a 2004 TJ
>>
>> Any body done this on a 2001 or newer and solved the problem?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> --
>> Tim
>>
>> [____]
>> (OIIIIIIO)
>>
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