Smellywelshman Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hey guys, please help, I've just spent the last few hours wiring in led's to light up the footwells. Everythings fine and they're working, but they wont go off!!! I've taken the power from the light around the ignition key hole, the idea being they came on when you open the door but have the same 5 or 6 second delay as the ignition light. When I put it all together they are now (led's and ignition barrel light) constantly on!?!? Can anybody tell me what I've done wrong:search:? Here's how I've wired it up to the light..... (sorry for poor photo quality)... The red and black wires on the left are the ones going to the led's (obviously:rolleyes:) Many thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Don't know if this helps but I think leds light up on a very small current (not enough to light a bulb). There may have been previously current running through which ever wires you've tapped into which didn't light up a bulb, but now you're using an led will stay on all the time. PS I changed my ignition barrel bulb for an led & it goes off as before so it is possible. I take it the red & black wires go off to the bulb in the ignition barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 FFS dude, hoover the footwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fish Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 FFS dude, hoover the footwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 It looks like you caked the block in shit lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 Bloody knew I'd get 'clean your footwell' comments!! I think most of the sh1t on the carpet fell out of my hair whilst my head was down there!!!:D Right, I'm even more confused now! I took the led's off and the ignition barrel bulb returned to normal i.e. it stays on for a few seconds then turns off. So I figured it must be to do with the way I wired them. So I re-wired them all so that each led is in series thinking that they would now act as the ignition barrel bulb did. WRONG!!! now the ignition bulb is fine, but none of the led's come on!!! Further to this, if I check the first few connections to see if they're live, they are, and each bulb up to the connection I'm testing lights up! I hate doing car elastictrickery! Any ideas? I'll make a deal with you, if you help me get this sorted I promise I'll hoover my footwell!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted November 25, 2007 Author Share Posted November 25, 2007 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bumpity bump! Anyone with any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 THEY ONLY BLOODY WORK DONT THEY!!!:d It's only taken me since Saturday!! Jeebus, I'm glad I didn't become an autoelastictrician!! Such a simple job (when you know how!), you lives and you learns! I spoze me being colour blind was Buddas way of saying 'Thou shall not be reet good at bein' a sparky fellah'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 So tell everyone the solution before I boot this into supra chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellywelshman Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 Oops, forgot to put that in didn't I! They have to be wired in so that there is only one set of positive and negative wires, not in series (2nd attempt) or any sort of 'cascade' (1st attempt!). Hard to describe so I shall use my wonderful talents in paint! Tadaaaaaaaa! Rolf Harris..... eat your heart out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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