Can resistors go bad??

[07Burb]

The resistors I have on my G4's are from vled. This weekend my passenger side developed hyperflash. Is it common for these resistors to go bad?

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

i know they can go bad however i dont know if it is common

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you sure everything is tight connection wise?

 

[OHSIXX]

Yes they can go bad-how frequent-not sure. My work truck needs resistors for the rear led lights and I have gone thru 2 on each side already. I'd just pick a replacement and a spare and swap it out. Now if you keep burning them up-then I'd be concerned

I have v-leds' resistors on my Denali for my front and rear turns and have no issues(for reference)

 

[ScottyBoy]

Yep. They can and do go bad.

 

[electro]

Some resistors wont conduct when they burn out. i dont know the types.

If its burns out frequently this is because too much applied voltage or too much current through it. So basically incorrectly sized.

 

[07Burb]

Thanks for the responses fellas! I did some testing on this tonight and it looks like my issue is caused by a burnt out reverse bulb! so I'll be getting a new bulb tomorrow and get her fixed back up I didn't know that the whole light assembly was dependent on that bulb. When I put the burb in reverse that whole left side goes out in the back I learned something new!

 

[Gzes]

Glad you figured it out n yea its always fun to learn something new to be able to share with thw community