led light bar flickering
02-09-2015, 04:25 PM
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led light bar flickering
I installed a led light bar a short while back and worked great with no issues however I just installed new led headlights and now my light bar flickers very badly. I did not install the anti flicker devices on the headlights because the flickering is so minimal I can't even notice it. Can anyone provide some advice on this please?
02-10-2015, 03:54 AM
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I installed a led light bar a short while back and worked great with no issues however I just installed new led headlights and now my light bar flickers very badly. I did not install the anti flicker devices on the headlights because the flickering is so minimal I can't even notice it. Can anyone provide some advice on this please?
02-10-2015, 02:02 PM
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This is how I have it wired.
The led bar is connected to a relay which gets power from the battery with inline fuse. The relay is activated by a rocker switch in the cabin which gets power from the high beam so the led bar can only be turned on/off when the high beam is on.
The lead headlights were just plug and play. Reason for not installing the anti flicker is because I can't actually see them flicker.
Do led light bars need anti flicker devices installed? I'm not sure why it was fine before I installed the new led headlights though.
Thanks in advance.
The led bar is connected to a relay which gets power from the battery with inline fuse. The relay is activated by a rocker switch in the cabin which gets power from the high beam so the led bar can only be turned on/off when the high beam is on.
The lead headlights were just plug and play. Reason for not installing the anti flicker is because I can't actually see them flicker.
Do led light bars need anti flicker devices installed? I'm not sure why it was fine before I installed the new led headlights though.
Thanks in advance.
02-10-2015, 03:10 PM
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It's flickering because you tapped your headlight power. Just tap into the cigarette lighter or use the battery to power the switch. The pulses from the headlight are going through the switch making your relay have those pulses causing your LED bar to flicker.
If you add the antiflicker harnes, that would work too. The JK canbus system does that shit to save power and it doesn't get along well with LED lighting well.
If you add the antiflicker harnes, that would work too. The JK canbus system does that shit to save power and it doesn't get along well with LED lighting well.
02-10-2015, 03:40 PM
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Thank you. I will leave it connected to high beam so it turns of with the high beam switch but will install anti flicker devices on both headlights and make sure it is before where I tapped into the high beam.
Still doesn't make sense why it wasn't flickering before I installed the led headlights though. I might experiment and reinstall the old headlight again and see what it is doing.
Still doesn't make sense why it wasn't flickering before I installed the led headlights though. I might experiment and reinstall the old headlight again and see what it is doing.