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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

25-07-2018, 21:01

Replies: 22

LED What?

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Posted By hellosailor

Re: LED What?

This is what is usually bluntly called "*icking around" as opposed to using simple logic to solve a problem. $20 for a multimeter will let the OP confirm exactly what the polarity in his sockets is,...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

24-07-2018, 13:05

Replies: 22

LED What?

Views: 3,334

Posted By hellosailor

Re: LED What?

"Some of my sockets are actually plastic so there is no ground function in the socket"
No, there still is a ground function. The outer case *must* be connected to the 12v negative lead for the bulb...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

24-07-2018, 12:09

Replies: 22

LED What?

Views: 3,334

Posted By hellosailor

Re: LED What?

Trust me, 1157 bulbs CAN be rotated 180 degrees the wrong way in a socket. Cheap sockets will just flex enough to allow that. It has been done and witnessed. Properly made sockets and bulbs can't do...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

15-07-2018, 13:04

Replies: 22

LED What?

Views: 3,334

Posted By hellosailor

Re: LED What?

LEDs are polarity sensitive. But some LED "bulbs" are assembled with other tiny components that let them work regardless of polarity.

I notice the bulbs you show are bayonet base, 1156 automotive...

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