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Old 04-27-2014, 08:54 PM
Mxfrank Mxfrank is offline
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This is a poor application for an LED, because it may not put enough current through the D+ circuit to bootstrap the alternator. If you use an LED, use a resistor as well. you can go higher on the ohm rating to reduce the wattage...say 330 ohms. This should put enough of a trickle through the field to bootstrap, but will reduce the load to half a watt.
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