Hello all. This is my first posting on this forum so please forgive me ahead of time if you have answered this questions many times. I have spent the past couple hours searching this forum for my specific item, but either have not found a relevant solution or the solution posted was waaaay over my head.
I have a pull behind trailer that has a standard 5 wire connection coming from the vehicle. Ground, Right Turn, Left Turn, Brake and Tail (run). I have added an extension to the trailer and need to add some additional rear lighting. I have purchased these:
http://www.carparts.com/autoparts/P...Browse/s-10401/Ntk-AllTextSearchGroup?Ntt=LED
They are simple LED lightbars that have a two wire system. Hot/ground. I have the amber colored lights for each turn signal. This was the easy part..just tap into the existing left and right turn wiring. The red LED bar I would like to use as a brake and turn. I have two red light bars mounted, one under each turn (amber) bar. Sorry, but I do not have any additional info on the lights as they are a sealed unit with no specs sheets.
From additional reading on this forum, mentioned is 555 boards, resistors, PWM circuits and so forth. Honestly this is a bit over my head. I am a definite noob on circuit boards, so far as building them. As I understand I need to get the LEDs to stay dim while on tail (run) and then go brighter when the brake is applied.
Is there a simple solution to make my idea work without having to reinvent the wheel?
Many thanks for suggestions. I have attached a very simple diagram of the set up.
I have a pull behind trailer that has a standard 5 wire connection coming from the vehicle. Ground, Right Turn, Left Turn, Brake and Tail (run). I have added an extension to the trailer and need to add some additional rear lighting. I have purchased these:
http://www.carparts.com/autoparts/P...Browse/s-10401/Ntk-AllTextSearchGroup?Ntt=LED
They are simple LED lightbars that have a two wire system. Hot/ground. I have the amber colored lights for each turn signal. This was the easy part..just tap into the existing left and right turn wiring. The red LED bar I would like to use as a brake and turn. I have two red light bars mounted, one under each turn (amber) bar. Sorry, but I do not have any additional info on the lights as they are a sealed unit with no specs sheets.
From additional reading on this forum, mentioned is 555 boards, resistors, PWM circuits and so forth. Honestly this is a bit over my head. I am a definite noob on circuit boards, so far as building them. As I understand I need to get the LEDs to stay dim while on tail (run) and then go brighter when the brake is applied.
Is there a simple solution to make my idea work without having to reinvent the wheel?
Many thanks for suggestions. I have attached a very simple diagram of the set up.
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