uplusd

Resistor box FTW.

GS FONZy

iTrader: (6)

Man share the wealth, INFO. Where, who and how much?

CLEV

whats the use of the thread if your not going to put everyone on to the hook up

chrispy

iTrader: (21)

Resistors get pretty hot and there's not much space in the inners. Hope nothing melts.

Also, I'd rather just pull the dash bulb since LEDs use less power.

TAMR_GUS98

If only it were that simple.......................

uplusd

Hmm... Care to elaborate?

uplusd

Yes the resistors pretty much negate the advantages of the LEDs. Stupid Ohm's Law

This is the first time I've seen the boxes for the inners though.

TAMR_GUS98

If this was the way to fix this problem then I'm sure SONAR would have marketed it this way.

uplusd

These tails are SONAR. I have also verified functionality of the unit. I can take pictures if you like.

TAMR_GUS98

So are they on the market now? And what about the placement of the resistor. Part of the problem was that they would create alot of heat. Also, like you mention above, "Yes the resistors pretty much negate the advantages of the LEDs. Stupid Ohm's Law"

uplusd

Yeah I believe they are on the market now. Only way to find is to have people buy new sets and see if they have them. Yes it generates a lot of heat. There is enough wire so that you can mount the box to the inside part of the trunk cavity.

And yeah if you really want to reap the benefits of LEDs the best thing to do would be to toss out the resistors and just remove the dash bulb.

TAMR_GUS98

I will stick to my current SONAR LED Tails set up, Thanks!
Btw, this topic has already been discussed prior. Did you talk to Glen about this at all or tried the search feature. Pretty much the same outcome. That is why I just pulled the bulb for the bulb warning in the dash. Its been like that for about 2 years now.
Also, I don't see any heat sinks on the resistor assembly and not much wire, according to the pic you posted.

uplusd

The wire is wrapped around and taped up in that picture. That was taken right after I removed it from the shrink wrap. The wire is a lot longer when unravelled. That black square you see "acts" as the heat sink.

TAMR_GUS98

That's not much of a heat sink.

Another thing to consider here is that even though it doesn't not make the light come on in the dash. You still do not have full functionality of the bulb warning system. For example, It will not tell you if one of the LEDs died.

uplusd

Yeah that is another good point. I'm not advocating this as a first-class solution, but pointing out that one is there nonetheless.