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Old 08-09-2019, 08:16 PM   #277 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mpg_numbers_guy View Post
... Got a LED flasher relay and LED turn signals installed in the rear; will install front ones when I rotate my tires. Going from 21W to 3W per bulb should eliminate the meanwell fan pulsing as well as the meanwell shutting off at low RPM when I turn the signals on due to an additional 2x21/12 = 3.5 amp draw, that will now be reduced to about half an amp.
This is interesting. I have read that the relay and such can make replacing flasher bulbs with LEDs not worth it... that the power benefits are reduced because of the relay. But this is a significant savings. What relay did you buy?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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