Topic: quick question about sail panel.leds

[oHIobellboy]

If I am hooking into the trailer harness, would I connect all 8 leds together, then make ONE connection into the harness, (as opposed to TWO connections, one for each tail light)?

That will only work for the running lights. For the turn/stop lights, you'll need to do each side into the correct wire.

[saintmaniac]

A little confusion here....I plan on hooking up into the brake lights, turn signal, etc.  I have wired the resistors and diodes based on the 1st drawing. 

1st picture was from this article:http://www.chevyavalancheclub.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=33

2nd picture is my wiring based on that article/1st picture.  One setup for each side L/R.

Now, I have also seen this picture that has TWO resistors instead of one??

So...I'm a little confused????

[Main One]

Don't know anything about the picture you have seen other than what you said, but if one were to use say 2 160 ohm resistors wired in series that would be equivalent to a single 320 ohm resistor, as far as the resistance goes.  Alternatively you could use 2 640 ohm resistors wired in parallel to equal a single 320 ohm resistor.

The 2 160 or 640 ohm resistors could each be rated at half the power as the single 320 and together could handle the power that the 320 would be rated at.

[saintmaniac]

Don't know anything about the picture you have seen other than what you said, but if one were to use say 2 160 ohm resistors wired in series that would be equivalent to a single 320 ohm resistor, as far as the resistance goes.  Alternatively you could use 2 640 ohm resistors wired in parallel to equal a single 320 ohm resistor.

The 2 160 or 640 ohm resistors could each be rated at half the power as the single 320 and together could handle the power that the 320 would be rated at.

In my post, the top and the bottom pic.  They are wired different.  The bottom pic has two 300 resistors.  It seems to me he tied all 8 lights to one wire then branched them out into two sets??

[Main One]

I'm confused too.  I count two resistors in each pic.  Don't know where you come up with 4.

[saintmaniac]

I'm confused too.  I count two resistors in each pic.  Don't know where you come up with 4.

on the bottom pic, he has everything coming off of one positive wire.

[avalanchemann]

A little confusion here....I plan on hooking up into the brake lights, turn signal, etc.  I have wired the resistors and diodes based on the 1st drawing. 

1st picture was from this article:http://www.chevyavalancheclub.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=33

2nd picture is my wiring based on that article/1st picture.  One setup for each side L/R.

Now, I have also seen this picture that has TWO resistors instead of one??

So...I'm a little confused????

If you wire it the way you see in the first pic you wont have any problems. You can use the same splice for the running lights but, like OBB said you need seperate wires for signals. Also if you tow anything this may effect the trailer lights. 

[oHIobellboy]

That lower pix with the one lead would be the one going into the running lights. The other diodes would go to the turn/brake wire.

[saintmaniac]

Just finished up!!  Went with this pic!!  All is working perfectly!!  GREAT write up!

[mhough]

.... The only thing I'd suggest, and just my opinion, is to do the all 4 brake light mod while you have everything opened up.

Huh?  I haven't seen this one... What is the 4 brake light mod?