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Tamiya headlights

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:29 pm
by frankie
Quick question..can the tamiya lighting circuit be used for LEDs?

Re: Tamiya headlights

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:36 pm
by forgebear
i dont see why not frank

Re: Tamiya headlights

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:37 pm
by jackalope
If it's meant to run incandescent bulbs it can but you will heed to add resisters in line to drop the voltage down for the LED to work and not just burn out in a big flash.

Re: Tamiya headlights

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:39 pm
by jackalope
Almost forgot, unlike incandescent bulbs LED's have a + and - side so if hooked up the wrong way they will not light up.