Patent ID: 7261437

Claim:
A lamp with a wedge base, comprising: a generally planar circuit board having a base end that is arranged and adapted to fit into a wedge-based lamp socket and that has electrical connections thereon; a light engine near a top end of said circuit board opposite said base end, said light engine comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED) mounted on said circuit board and that is connected to said electrical connections; and a load reduction resistor electrically connected intermediate the light engine and the electrical connections, and spaced from the planar circuit board, and further comprising a sleeve mechanically coupled to said base end so that said electrical connections are exposed at a distal end of said base end, said sleeve being arranged and adapted to mechanically couple the lamp to a wedge-based lamp socket; and wherein the load resistor is on an exterior surface of said sleeve, said load resistor being electrically connected between said light engine and said electrical connections.