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Had some LED strip (tape) left over from a recent job so thought I'd put it in the back of the van as the lighting in there is frankly awful.
Connected it up to the lamp terminals so it would work when the doors open and on permanently with the switch as per the original lighting.
All works fine except when you shut the door the light dims down to maybe 10% brightness instead of going off. I measured 6v with the doors shut (the old incandescent lamps go out completely).
Anyone have any ideas how I can get this working properly - I'm worried about it running the battery flat if the lights are on all the time. Maybe it can't be done and I'll have to rig up a separate switch for the LED strip and remember to turn it off.
Cheers
Connected it up to the lamp terminals so it would work when the doors open and on permanently with the switch as per the original lighting.
All works fine except when you shut the door the light dims down to maybe 10% brightness instead of going off. I measured 6v with the doors shut (the old incandescent lamps go out completely).
Anyone have any ideas how I can get this working properly - I'm worried about it running the battery flat if the lights are on all the time. Maybe it can't be done and I'll have to rig up a separate switch for the LED strip and remember to turn it off.
Cheers
