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Old 08-19-2006, 11:40 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by michaelbgone
Going with the assumption that the lights work with a controlled ground (so they will fade out with the domes), if you tapp into the factory circuit (If the resistance through the LEDs is not great enough, and I don't know if it is without having them in front of me) with the ground circuit tied into the switch, it will give the stock lighting a constant ground when the rocker switch is in the off position. , you may end up with dome lights that wont turn off :SHOCKED: as they usually have a constant positive to them. Anyway, there is no need for the ground on that terminal at all. Switches don't need grounds to operate unless it is a lighted switch.
huh? When the rocker switch is off, there will be no current running through it. the reason there is a ground on the switch is because it has a light on it.
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