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Old 05-23-2017, 11:08 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
A light controller to go from amber turn signal to red turn/brake lights is nothing but a diode W bridge.
I have only ever made my own light controllers.
All you need is four 3 amp diodes, at least that's what I use.
I thought about it. Don't the controllers usually come with the correct T harness connector for the vehicle application? That's one thing I wish I had because I don't like cutting into the wiring.

My LED brake light draw is something low like 200mA, which is why I was comfortable directly splicing into the existing wiring.

I need to revisit the wiring anyhow as the folding trailer pinches the exposed wires. I'll run them through some plastic conduit for protection.
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