LED trailer lights not recognised by vehicle

[henris]

Gents, we are currently in the final stages for a new approach to trailer light management. All these quirks have been taken into consideration. Not to long now.

[Mad Manny]

Neither did Noha with the Ark towing his lifeboat.
LED lights were invented about 3 eons after your Defender. But that is not to say there's anything wrong with your Defender.

I think you mean Nowah...
or
Joan of Arc
or
Nohaha the Arc welder
or
Noah the guy who allegedly built an Ark that eventually landed on Mount Ararat.

[Ricof4e]

Can I merge this Thread with the Nyela Thread?

[RynoB]

Can I merge this Thread with the Nyela Thread?

You can do what you want, this is your forum with your own personal controlled stooges.

Oh almost forgot, it is spelled Nayela

Thanks for the help guy's I received helpful information and answers from the 4x4 community.
The issue is actually the 2 mv pulses the central computer sends to the trailer to check if the lights are okay, I will need to install resistors for the brake lights and indicator lights only as the 2 number plate lights are normal globes giving the resistance needed for the LED lights.
Just for your info, the preferred resistor will be 15 ohm 10 watt and best place to install will be at the LED light itself

[Wave]

I know you can buy LED tail lights with the resistors installed by the manufacturer, you have to specify that you are looking for these tail lights as many suppliers sell the cheaper non-resisted ones.

[Michael]

the preferred resistor will be 15 ohm 10 watt and best place to install will be at the LED light itself

Won't a resistor make the lights dimmer?

[Mad Manny]

So the most expensive bakkie cant interact with the most expensive trailer unless you spend a lot of money fixing the problem...

[Samaya]

the preferred resistor will be 15 ohm 10 watt and best place to install will be at the LED light itself

Won't a resistor make the lights dimmer?

These resistors, in my opinion should be installed in parallel to the LED lights. The normal globes is just a small resistance that heats up and glows while the LED is a semiconductor device which looks like a high resistance to the vehicle electronics - same as a blown bulb. Adding the resistor in parallel will decrease the resistance to the source. It will not dim the led as the same power for the led still flows into it but the overall resistance has been decreased fooling the vehicle to think the bulb is good by drawing the same power a normal bulb would.

[RynoB]

Thank you Samaya,
I have added the resistors in parallel just for the flickers and it works.
No errors on the Rok and she is showing now that the trailer is connected. All lights are working 100%

[Samaya]

Thank you Samaya,
I have added the resistors in parallel just for the flickers and it works.
No errors on the Rok and she is showing now that the trailer is connected. All lights are working 100%

Big pleasure!