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Originally Posted by BlueJeep
Thanks to the volumes of information in this thread, I'm almost there to cruise control! Wiring is done and checks out. I have an s10 steering column that doesn't send power to the C terminal when the RA button is pushed....so I ordered a new cruise control switch. I believe when I have this fixed I still won't have working cruise because I have LED taillights.
LS1NOVA71 has said that putting an 1157 bulb off the brake switch should give the resistance I need to overcome this. My question is, what does it take for a resistor to do this same thing. Common 6ohm 50 watt resistors they sell for LED's advertise as getting very hot. I'd rather not have something under the dash that gets hot like this but will if that's my best option. Are there other options? Thanks!
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I have found out that resistors do tend to get hot which is why I never use them. You can also use a micro relay, using only the coil part which will also work, and being a relay they are made to be on for extended amounts of time without getting hot.