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Re: New LED tail lights very dim BillyDon #743981 05/02/2011 12:53 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 ID W waldo53 Shop Shark
waldo53 Shop Shark W Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 ID	What size and condition is your positive battery cable? You're dropping over 1/2 a volt across that cable with just the lights on - that sounds excissive to me. A lot of the old 6 volt systms got 12V replacement cables over the years and they just won't carry the load. Some of the 6 volt guys around here use #1 or #0 welding cable with soldered terminals, or 2/0 battery cable.

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New LED tail lights very dim	BillyDon	05/01/2011 1:53 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	usa050aus	05/01/2011 2:10 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	DADS50	05/01/2011 2:57 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	beltfed	05/01/2011 2:13 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	BillyDon	05/01/2011 7:39 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	waldo53	05/02/2011 12:53 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	Denny Graham	05/02/2011 1:46 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	beltfed	05/02/2011 1:59 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	BillyDon	05/02/2011 10:04 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	BillyDon	05/03/2011 10:34 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	beltfed	05/03/2011 1:21 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	BillyDon	05/10/2011 1:25 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	Denny Graham	05/10/2011 1:51 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	BillyDon	05/17/2011 9:29 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	leitmotif	05/17/2011 9:34 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	BillyDon	05/19/2011 9:06 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	BillyDon	05/28/2011 2:56 PM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	Cosmo	05/29/2011 12:31 AM
Re: New LED tail lights very dim	BIG CHEVY 3600	06/13/2011 12:27 AM

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