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Led cargo lights

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Why do the LEDs in my cargo lights glow dimly even when the cargo light is off? It's not noticeable in the day but at night it is!
 
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LED Cargo Lights

The "factory" installed incandescent bulbs act as a short to ground for the remaing voltage in a circuit, which is normally only a couple of volts. The LED bulbs don't ground out the voltage which is why you get the glowing effect. If you want to eliminate the glow try splicing in a 1.5 ohm .5 watt resistor on the "+" wire going to the led and on every "+" wire to every led bulb. This should help eliminate the glow.
 
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