i have a 24 volt military grade light i want to wire to my pickup truck.....with this unit, will i have to get a larger alternator or will this work? if i use 2 lights, will i need one for each light......will anything over heat?
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This will be able to handle of total of 72 watts or 3 amps (72w/24v). If you are worried about overloading the circuit add a 3 amp fuse.
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My unit plugs into 12V lighter socket. I have no experience with 24V and this item. Check the manual but I bought this for 12V use. A search finds all information about this device indicates plugging into 12 Volt lighter socket. It probably does not work with 24V.
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From description: For the wire line, black-- main line, yellow-- turn light, white-- reversing light, green--tail light, red--brake light. You only have 4 wires on these LED's or your existing vehicle/trailer wiring? If you're missing wiring on these LED's I'd suggest contacting the Manufacturer. I'll assume you're installing these lights on a vehicle/trailer with the wiring described in your question. 2 wires for turn should be for left and right. One to each of the LED's yellow wires (your existing wiring may vary but typically from vehicle yellow=left, green=right). Same goes for "2for backup" (1 wire to L/R side of the new lights white wire). You should test voltage on your existing wiring to determine which of the "2for brake" wires is tail (lower voltage) and brake (higher voltage to be visible when taillights are on) or add an inline resistor to your existing taillight wire to reduce the taillight signal (green) so the brake light will be visible when both are on. Im not 100% on this but you may be able to simply wire the LED's brake and tail wires together (green/red) if your source varies output voltage via a brake switch or similar. Black-main line I believe is ground connection. Also check that your flashers work correctly (if applicable) as LED's draw very little load and often do odd things to flasher relays. Hope this helps. Good Luck
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If your stop lights and turn lights are individual, you wouls need a 5wire to 4 wire converter. Ro clear it up. Your trailer has a 4 wire connector anf your motorcycle has a 5 wire connector? Then you would need the later. Which is as I mentioned 4 to 5 wire converter. I did that on my versa nissan when I mounted a trailer hitch. Package has direction on how to connect the wires. Your stop light and turn signals are separate. Hope this answers your question.
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You may want to purchase a bit heavier wire if you are running them a long distance I would suggest 8-10 gauge. Also wiring is simple, hot wire off the switch to the lights and the ground off the switch to the lights, then of course power wire to the switch. I purchased these for my 55 F100 and they are really cool.
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I only wired them up to 12 volt in my motorhome. Had four fixtures with two bulbs in each. All were wired to one circuit. Found with all eight on they were not bright enough. I tried pulling one bulb out of two different fixtures. They worked great. Have one set with two on a circuit and another with four, Those work great. I was going through 6-8 of the old flouresant bulbs a year. The oldest ones in our motorhome are two years old now. Have not had to replace any. Just be careful with too many on a circuit. Have no idea if they will work with 120 volts. Manufactures website should tell you that. I only wired them up to 12 volt in my motorhome. Had four fixtures with two bulbs in each. All were wired to one circuit. Found with all eight on they were not bright enough. I tried pulling one bulb out of two different fixtures. They worked great. Have one set with two on a circuit and another with four, Those work great. I was going through 6-8 of the old flouresant bulbs a year. The oldest ones in our motorhome are two years old now. Have not had to replace any. Just be careful with too many on a circuit. Have no idea if they will work with 120 volts. Manufactures website should tell... » Read More I only wired them up to 12 volt in my motorhome. Had four fixtures with two bulbs in each. All were wired to one circuit. Found with all eight on they were not bright enough. I tried pulling one bulb out of two different fixtures. They worked great. Have one set with two on a circuit and another with four, Those work great. I was going through 6-8 of the old flouresant bulbs a year. The oldest ones in our motorhome are two years old now. Have not had to replace any. Just be careful with too many on a circuit. Have no idea if they will work with 120 volts. Manufactures website should tell you that. « Show Less
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I used a Daystar DC 20 amp switch and wired myself. Grounded the black (ground wire to frame) and ran the red from a 20 amp circuit. Really not hard. Most auto parts stores sell all the supplies to put in these and other offroad lights.
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This item is made to plug in to a prewire factory outlet/socket. If you vehicle already has one, there is not wiring involved. It just plugs in and you attach with four screws. If you vehicle does NOT have the harness/plug you will need to purchase the both pieces and wire it into the light circuits. Probably best left to an expert.
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Actually, there is an overload transformer. I hardwired mine by burying a plug inside the wall, but you should use the dimmer for 7$. It has 4 brightness settings and can be under mounted. Avoid direct wiring the lights, unless you've found a dimmer with a built in transformer. I already tried ;(
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You should use good gauge wire and a relay they pull a lot of amps .if you can afford to get the led light bar they are brighter and wide angle and spotlight in one light.
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As stated by the other responders, this pulls too many amps to us the tiny wires on a lighter plug-in. This must be wired with #2 or larger welding cable. This should be done by someone who understands the relationship of load and distance from the battery. Try a welding shop or battery shop.
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If I wanted to put the panel on top of my Catering truck so I could use it to power my ac during my stops, what size would I need? I have a 4000 watt generator, but I want to use less gas. Is there a way this would work? Does a solar panel power generators? I am also new to this and want to know before I purchase. I need to power a kenmore fridge and ac unit. Any help would be great!Thanks!
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The specifications for the 5Meter LED light strip states each requires 12V and 24 Watts, this means that each 5 meter array draws 2 Amps. The specs also state that each strip must be wired separately not in series, because the internal printed wiring cannot handle more current than each strip requires. This means each strip would require a separate wire running back to the supply if you want to use a single power supply (transformer). If you were going to use a single power source you should select one that will supply the 24 watts for each or the two and a half strips you plan to use. The total would be 24 X 2.5 = 60Watt, to add a safety factor I'd just use a 100W supply and a dimmer of an equal size. The hook up wires can be 24 guage wires, red and black are the standard colors and Amazon sells 50 foot rolls fairly cheaply. One set of wires will be needed from the power supply to the dimmer and then a separate wire from the dimmer to each of the light strips. I have not had any problems with the light strips, I left the lamps rolled up on the spool to increase the heating, ran the strips at 15V to increase the stress even further and let them run for over a month, no failures in any of the sets I've used. I cut the strips to the lengths needed and converted many of the Light in my RV. The power draw for the lights was reduced by two thirds, not bad when your camping on battery power. Well have fun, practice up on your soldering, the contacts are small, but doable, Good Luck, Have Fun
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I have them running off a 12 VDC battery in a vehicle, which is around 13.8 volts DC. If you use a 12 volt DC power supply it will work. MAke sure the output current of the power supply is sufficient to power to lights. IN other words, do not use a very small plug-in 12VDC power supply. Use one that is at least the size of a normal men's wallet. If you use too small of a power supply it could overheat the power supply. THese lights work fantastic. Theyve been on my vehicle for over a year now and continue to work flawlessly.
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As long as you wire the lights to two different wires/reverse lights then the same gauge as your truck is fine. Since they are LED they don't draw too much. I went with 10 gauge so I could add other lights in the future.
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You can hook up to the 24v Neg. and 24v Pos. I do the same a 24v military jeep m151A1. Works fine.
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Depends on if you want to run in series or parallel. I would recommend grounding them independent and using your current 12v "positive" wire to power them. Take the "hot" wire from your current light bar and splice the positive wire from these into it. If you're unsure which one is positive touch both leads to your battery they only work one way.