Would this spotlight work well with an adapter to a deep cycle car battery? Would love to be able to use it night fishing
1868811
Would be good to use while under way to fishing spot but a little to powerful for ambient lighting while fishing
2247476
If you're only interested in a light to be seen by others then yes it would work. The lens is about 1" and is bright enough in a truck cab, using it for vision while riding along on a bike would be real questionable. Another concern is the batteries. For brief work in my truck they have lasted long enough. If you had it on for 30 min or longer I would think they would drain quick. Not sure of the size, circular, not AAA or AA.
1752112
I don't know if it will remotely work off the backup lights on a trailer or not. The clarity of the camera may not give you the depth preseption you are looking for. I don't know if the clarity can be adjusted. I am still pleased with mine. Sorry I can't be of more help.
138840
It will work with a car battery but you won't get much back up time out of a car battery, for this application you need to use a deep cycle battery
2022040
Ive just tried this now, hooking the NP20 battery to a 9 volt and it appears to be working for me, with the light staying on. Fingers crossed.
2209447
the one i have works well. very bright light. used it to hunt down a squirrel in my attic. it will be back on my sailboat if spring ever gets here. i intend to get another for my car. be sure to press the on/off button firmly until it clicks.
1613017
YES but NO- the manual says to make sure the spotlight is switched to the OFF position before charging and when charging. however the spotlight will still shine as normal when plugged in and charging. the problem is using the spotlight while charging will lead to over-charging which the manual says be sure to avoid. the manual says charge the spotlight at least once every 3 months whether using or not. conclusion... you can run the spotlight while charging, but it may cause damage to the battery according to the manual.
1572991
It might, depending on how often you drive, the temperature, and how old your battery is. The LED stays lit all the time. I found my battery dead after leaving this plugged in without driving it for about two weeks. But my battery is 8 years old and it was a colder day. If you drive more frequently and/or have a newer battery, it's probably fine. If you're the kind of person who keeps a diagnostic scanner plugged in, you probably also keep jumper cables or a trickle charger, so why not try it?
1800551
You would need a large battery. I tried to use for the same thing, but would have to carry a car battery.
466672
this light is bright, it's hurts your eyes if you look into it, so it should work great to work on cars at night, the magnet works great too, holds well. I bought two and am thinking of buying 2 more
1882772
I would imagine you will hit the limitations of the battery no matter how much sun it received the day before. I remember seeing my light work as late as 4 AM. You may need to go with a wired solution for anything better.
1263537
It will light it up, but it won't be very bright -- from my personal experience. For example, I could not read anything under that light. Still, this is the brightest one I've found so far. Also, the panel needs a lot of direct sunlight in order to last hours after dark. I had to move the panel to another spot because this very thing. Bottom line, nothing beats the electric ones. However, if there is no waterproof outlet around, this solar based spotlight is the best one I've seen. I hope this helps...
1326402
Some misconceptions here; 1) The battery charger is built into the spotlight itself. 2) The Ac adapter puts out 12v DC at .5 amp, so any 12v dc power supply at .5 amps or say 1 amp, with same plug wired to positive center pin will work if the supplied adapter burns out. 3) The Dc adapter is simply a car power cord with fuse wired to comply with the required positive center pin.
872328
Not being a fisherman, I don't know. It does throw 390 lumens, and it's a fairly high color temperature. Coleman does make a bigger and brighter LED lantern, and I have seen it on Amazon before, but it runs a little less than twice the price. This one will probably work, but that one *for sure* should.
1507680
Hell yeah. this thing qualifies as a search spot light. It is extremely bright. Short battery life on 500 lumens but is awesome. I would recommend this with no problem.
1372317
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.
1308636
This unit is powerful enough to keep several batteries charged depending on the sun. You will need a good battery bank, a power inverter with enough watts to power your stereo, lights, and a power tool. The answer is yes it will work depending on your batteries, and what type of drain you put on them during off sun hours. I use mine on an RV, it keeps my two large deep cycle batteries up, and also powers a 750 watt inverter when needed.