[spacemanspif]

Probably a dead horse, but I didn't want to hi-jack oilpan's thread on amp draw http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...led-32821.html

It got me thinking about regular LEDs and "CANBus" LEDs. So cars "hyperblink" with LEDs installed in lights that are blinkers. The solution for this issue in newer cars is to buy "CANBus" LEDs or a resistor in the supply line to fool the computer into thinking that a regular bulb is installed.

With a 12amp reduction seen in oilpan's thread, would the gains be lost by using a resistor? This is something that I've wondered about for a while but never saw an answer to the question; although I've never really looked that hard either...

I don't care it my car hyperblinks, but I see people on other forums put LEDs in cars using the resistors and how they hope for better MPG or less stress on the alternator, but if the resistor is essentially burning up energy, are there any gains at all?