the ship has landed

  • Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 21, 2015 at 8:53 pm #1514703

    First night on the lake with my new light mod. Overall happy with the results.

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    JD Winston
    Inactive
    Chanhassen, MN
    Posts: 899
    February 21, 2015 at 9:12 pm #1514711

    Real Nice Alex! Color me inspired! Care to share the details on the specs?

    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 21, 2015 at 9:34 pm #1514716

    All said and done this setup draws about an amp. The lights on the front of the sled are mounted with a through hole and lock nut on the back. Lights on the bar above are held in place with zip ties and electrical tape.

    Lights are wired down to a water tight 4×4 j-box box with a toggle switch for on/off.

    I was lucky to have a friend with a spare 12v18ah he gave me.

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    Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10440
    February 21, 2015 at 9:55 pm #1514722

    Alex, that’s a sweet set-up. How long will it run off a full charge? (12V flasher battery I assume)

    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 21, 2015 at 10:13 pm #1514726
    Eelpoutguy wrote:

    Alex, that’s a sweet set-up. How long will it run off a full charge? (12V flasher battery I assume)

    around 9 hours on a standard flasher battery.

    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 21, 2015 at 10:21 pm #1514727

    I’ll probably add a uv light for recharging my glow jigs and 2 more lights on the side where the tow rope is.

    Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10440
    February 22, 2015 at 8:39 am #1514781

    I will be starting fabrication on my Run-n-Gun this morning. After seeing your rig set-up I am now in the process of light engineering. The uv is a great idea, and I was planning on adding some lighting to the tow bar area also.

    Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10440
    February 22, 2015 at 9:41 am #1514800

    This is a must – Rigid inverter that plugs into my ATV cig lighter.
    100W, 2.1 amp. and has 2 usb ports.
    Run lights, charge batteries and phone. Worth all $25 I spent.

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    Huntindave
    Shell Rock Iowa
    Posts: 3088
    February 22, 2015 at 10:16 am #1514816
    Alex browne wrote:

    All said and done this setup draws about an amp.

    Alex,

    Are you sure about that 1 amp draw? The image for the set of two lights says 6 watts, which would be .5 amps (It doesn’t say if that is per set of two or 6 watts each) The set of six round lights says 3 watts which would be .25 amps. (again does not say if total wattage is 3 watts or if that is 3 watts each.)

    If each lamp draws the specified wattage, the total draw for the 5 installed round lamps and the two rectangular lamps would math out to 3.25 amps.

    I like the apparent amount of output you are getting but question the actual total amp draw. Did you put a meter on it? Just curious.

    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 22, 2015 at 11:10 am #1514831
    Huntindave wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Alex browne wrote:</div>
    All said and done this setup draws about an amp.

    Alex,

    Are you sure about that 1 amp draw? The image for the set of two lights says 6 watts, which would be .5 amps (It doesn’t say if that is per set of two or 6 watts each) The set of six round lights says 3 watts which would be .25 amps. (again does not say if total wattage is 3 watts or if that is 3 watts each.)

    If each lamp draws the specified wattage, the total draw for the 5 installed round lamps and the two rectangular lamps would math out to 3.25 amps.

    I like the apparent amount of output you are getting but question the actual total amp draw. Did you put a meter on it? Just curious.

    I was an industrial controls technician for many years so I am somewhat knowledgeable with low voltage wiring.

    I thought the same thing after I get it all wired up, I put my multi meter on, got a reading of 1.007Amps. I’ll admit I didn’t check for any in rush Current. That still wouldn’t make up for the numbers not adding up. Could be lies on the description, cheap China parts….

    Huntindave
    Shell Rock Iowa
    Posts: 3088
    February 22, 2015 at 11:19 am #1514836

    Cool, thanks. They may be exaggerating the output but I one amp draw is doable with out having to haul a mega battery.

    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 22, 2015 at 3:16 pm #1514956

    just went out to double check the current draw. This was the current @ 11.9vdc.

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    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 22, 2015 at 3:18 pm #1514960

    Here is my on/off switch setup.

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    Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10440
    February 22, 2015 at 3:23 pm #1514966

    Alex – How many toggle switches can you get to work with that box?

    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 22, 2015 at 3:24 pm #1514967

    And here is how the above head lights are mounted.

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    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 22, 2015 at 3:28 pm #1514970
    Eelpoutguy wrote:

    Alex – How many toggle switches can you get to work with that box?

    I could probably fit another 2 switchs in this box. hindsight I should have thought about switch placement to utilize the box space more efficiently.

    My UV lights and ‘running’ lights will be on two other switches.

    Alex browne
    Posts: 97
    February 22, 2015 at 3:32 pm #1514972

    I’ll add an in line fuse off the battery main after I get all the other gadgets added.

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