Can this be powered with 12v 1a? We have one already installed, just wondering if it will save me some time or not. Thank You.
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Total power assumption is over 20W, 3A Regulated 12V DC Power Source will be safe.
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The unit comes with a 12vdc brick rated at 3 amps dc. I would not use it with the 1 amp supply you currently have as it could place an extreme load on the power supply and may be a fire hazard. I will pull one out a spare and check the current draw within the next few days. I have 2 mounted in front and 2 more mounted in back of my home to light up the area without using normal floods. They do work very well with the supplied power supplies.
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the device itself only uses 12V at 2A ... my original power cord blew a fuse during a brownout so i don't have it anymore, i got a 120-240V at 2A replacement to power the device & it works just fine
1805942
I tried the 12V model and it simply is not up to the task for most jobs. Get the one with more power.
1749105
Not made for that. 12v only. I use mine on my cycles to power, and or charge GPS units mainly.
1266133
Yes. It will work from 12v or 24v. Use a momentary switch or a rocker switch with it so you can turn it on and off.. or just hardwired it in and it will be on the whole time.
1397674
Good Question, Is it 12 volts? (probably) If so it should work. Was there a unit on it originally? If so, it should just "drop in". Mine was a direct replacement so I had no issues.Good Luck! cheers, Dave
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Absolutely not. As long as the device is 12volts it will only draw power from the battery as needed. In other words you can hook one of said devices to the battery or many.. the only thing that will change is battery life. I love mine.. and I use it to power anything from 12v cameras to 12v led's to 12v lcd monitors. From 0.2A all the way to 4.5A
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Hi Daniel: Mine got broken on first attempt to use it. It looks pretty neat, that's it. As far as I remember it, no, it does not have other way to power it. I think that the only way would be using somehow a 12v battery, or transforming 120v AC to 12v DC.
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It should b 12v and it looks like it. Hook it to 12v low volt won't hurt it.
1143015
What is your question??? If you don't know how to install it and your NOT handy with 12V Electrical systems you will have to take it to a shop. If you handy you can also YouTube installation on it and go from there, take your time and go slow don't rush so you're not blowing fuses, or damage anything in your vehicle.
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Absolutely not. As long as the device is 12volts it will only draw power from the battery as needed. In other words you can hook one of said devices to the battery or many.. the only thing that will change is battery life.I love mine.. and I use it to power anything from 12v cameras to 12v led's to 12v lcd monitors. From 0.2A all the way to 4.5A
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There is only one 12v rail, but it can handle 540w - just shy of the total output. Unless you're really pushing the total capacity (which you shouldn't do), it shouldn't make an important difference.
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I wired mine with a 12 DC plug and it had power (red light) but would not come on. We had to return ours.
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Truthfully, I have not used it with 12V DC but clearly I don't see a reason why will it not work as all it is doing is relaying the signal. Question is whether it can stay awake with 12 volt or not. I am not sure but I am certain it will not cause any damage to the unit by you trying 12 volt input. Hope this helps...
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Mine did not, and there isn't room in the packaging that it came in, so no I don't believe so. I bought a 12V 1.5A at the local electronics surplus store for like $4, but I think a laptop power supply could work too (which might run you $20). Good luck!
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Not that I have noticed but it only uses 12v and is only running for 10 seconds at a time. Running it through a converter should not be an issue
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I wouldn't. The supplied power supply is 15v, 1A. I don't know how it's regulated inside the box, but it's likely that it goes through a second stage of regulation, dropping the voltage to the 12v range...at least that's how I would design it. If you drop the power supply to 12 volts, it'll mess up that circuitry. Even if you were to use a 15v 3A power supply, it's unlikely it would make any difference. Overall power consumption is minimal and going from a power block with a 15 watt capacity to one with a 45 watt capacity is unlikely to do anything. (And it might even hurt things...running a poorly designed power supply far below rated capacity can sometimes cause the output voltage to increase above spec. That might explain why it worked okay on the 12 volt unit.)