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Old 17th March 2007, 14:27   #18 (permalink)
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That circuit will work EXCEPT...

If you open the door, you'll get a bright LED.
Yep, thats what I want and then it should fade out with the interior lights.

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If you have the headlights on and the doors closed, you'll get a dim LED.
Again, thats what I (we )want - a dim light whilst driving.

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If you have the headlights on and you open the door, youll get an even dimmer LED because you have 12V coming down one path being met by X volts coming down the other one.
But won't the circuit take the path of least resistance and therefore take the full feed from the door circuit? (It is, afterall, the same power source i.e the same battery?
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