Will this allow me to run strips of 12V LED lights off of a 24V 10mah battery? Would the run time remain the same as a 12V 10mah battery or double?
485500
It will not be double. The converter uses some power.I believe it uses 10 persent of the total power. So not quite twice the mah. There are power consumption tables on line.
485501
yes but the run time remains the same. Connecting battery cells in series (that's essentially your 24v10mah battery) increases the voltage, 12x2=24, but the amp hours (10mah) stay the same. Power consumption (how long your run your lights over time) is a function of the storage capacity - 10mah - expressed in amp hours - in your case milli amp hours (mah). So - you would determine how many amps, or milliamps in your case, your LEDs require over time and do the calculation. e.g. - LED lights 1mah an hour (a guess at LED power consumption) x 10 hours = 10mah (the total storage capacity of your battery). yes but the run time remains the same. Connecting battery cells in series (that's essentially your 24v10mah battery) increases the voltage, 12x2=24, but the amp hours (10mah) stay the same. Power consumption (how long your run your lights over time) is a function of the storage capacity - 10mah - expressed in amp hours - in your case milli amp hours (mah). So - you would determine how many amps, or milliamps in your case, your LEDs require over time and do the calculation. e.g. - LED lights 1mah an hour (a guess at LED power consumption) x 10 hours = 10mah (the total storage capacity of... » Read More yes but the run time remains the same. Connecting battery cells in series (that's essentially your 24v10mah battery) increases the voltage, 12x2=24, but the amp hours (10mah) stay the same. Power consumption (how long your run your lights over time) is a function of the storage capacity - 10mah - expressed in amp hours - in your case milli amp hours (mah). So - you would determine how many amps, or milliamps in your case, your LEDs require over time and do the calculation. e.g. - LED lights 1mah an hour (a guess at LED power consumption) x 10 hours = 10mah (the total storage capacity of your battery). « Show Less
485502
Yes this will allow you to run 12v lights, I used this for backup cameras and radio, off of a 24v source. In all technicalness, not a word I know, yes the source will last twice as long as a 12v source. 24v batteries are 2 12v batteries combined. Hope this helps!
940705
Hook all 12 in parallel and run it with 3V. It will work great and you won't have to spend a fortune on batteries. Using a 9V battery means you are wasting 2/3 of the battery power heating the resistor. They are not plain LEDs. They contain a controller chip. The rules are different. (But I would never use 9V batteries to run any LED for the same reason--you are wasting most of the energy of the battery!)
1285918
This will only work with mono colored Led strips. It will work with power adapters with 12V adapters needed for most led strips with a max of 12A.
337538
I think you would be better off to use an inverter with alligator clips to run lights with a 12 volt Marine battery. ( I am assuming these lights are interior lights.)
1939722
Should work.But i suggest to find 24v DC - AC inverter and hook it directly to your batteries. Converting from 24V to 12V and then to AC voltage is not efficient at all.
61360
No, Will only work with Halogen or Incandescent loads (bulbs). FOR LED, you need a DC driver, try Eversale (illuminous) 12V, 12W = EV-12V-1000-12D, 26W = EV-12V-2200-33D, 48W = EV-12V-4000-60D. Also 24V versions 12W = EV-24V-500-12D, 26W = EV-24V-1100-33D, 48W = EV-24V-2000-60D
1233769
I believe you will need two panels connected in a series for a 24 V system. My panel puts out 18.99 volts max, not enough for a 24 volt battery. hope this helps.
1900650
It will work with almost any dimmable 12/24v led set up. There is only one output channel so if you want to run multiple colors at different times you will need multiple times.
871769
Yes it will run off the 12v cord. It's not good to run it completely dead. But if you do run it right dead , plug it in to the 12v for 10 mins or so before turning it on. Just so it has a bit of a charge when your using it. It will charge when using it with the 12v plug. These lights are bad a$$ bright! They hold a charge for ever. Go buy it now.
243758
I use this solar panel to charge two 12V batteries connected in series to produce 24V. my boat has two 12V batteries, but they are connected in parallel which is likely the case for your boat. Also, I believe that you should be looking for a 12V Solar panel, not 24V. Hope this helps.
2196160
These lights operate off 12 volts DC. So they can operate off a 12 volt battery or you can buy a 12 volt power supply from Amazon. Each 16 foot strips needs about 1.5 amps of current.
1658935
I haven't found a way to run off of AAs but I haven't really looked into it. I usually run them in cars so a 12 volt battery is always accessible. If you want to experiment with other power sources, go for it. A lower voltage will result in dimmer lights. You might be able to run the positive lead to the positive on the LED strip and run the negative to the color you want and have it work.
247999
I would disagree (about them working). I have 24 volt LEDs and they work on 12 volts so it follows that a 12 volt LED strip would work on 6 volts. It will be dimmer/not as bright. That might be acceptable/might not. With my 24 volt LEDs, I was using them for illuminating a sandblasting cabinet so they were rather dim and inadequate for that application.
131302
It depends on 2 things. Your power supply is first. Each strip takes 72 watts. So your 12v supply has to put out 72 watts or 6 amps. The controller is rated at 6 amps. So therefore only 1 controller for each strip. However, I have used a 3 amp supply running 2 strips and it worked fine. My guess, if you used a 6 amp, 12 volt supply you could run 4 lines. Just remember, if you are trying to get white out of this, it uses all 3 colors (red, green, and blue) to get the effect of white. This is when you are using the full amount of power at 72 watts. If your supply can't handle the LED's then they will just run dimmer. As far as the controller, I have ran the 2 lines and it has not even got warm after 6 hours of use in the Palm Springs, CA area during a summer night. Which is about 85 degrees. My next test will be with a 6 amp supply and 4 lines with 1 controller. Since you get a controller for each line, if one goes out, no big deal, I'll just cut back to 2 lines.
1523595
Yes it will work. I'm using two 100 watt panels wired in series to get 24 volts running to the charge controller and then to my 12 volt battery bank. works great. You'll have have less resistance from the panel to the controller in 24 volts as well.
2147080
I have two strips running off one dash light in my car which operates on a 12 volt battery(this isnt to say that the strips are getting all 12 volts). if i had my tools on me i would run out and open it up again to measure for you.
382039
I ordered mine for controlling LED strip arrays, but there is no reason why this product could not control any type of lighting that uses 12 VDC as long as the current limits are observed. From an initial contact with this firm, I understand this device has a maximum rating of 60 watts, which would equate to a current draw of 5 amps at 12 VDC. As an electronics technologist of long standing, I normally would not run any controlling device at any more than 80% of it's maximum load and would prefer to use only 60% of load maximum for long life. That would mean no more than about 35-40 watts in normal use. Hope this helps...