I do not spend much time on the water after dark but, I am heading down to the Keys in July and plan on doing a little night fishing. I have a light that I mount on my grab rail that is a tradtional bulb, so not as efficient as an LED light. I am looking at LED lights and had a question. What does the voltage range mean? For example, if the voltage range for a particular light is 9v-32v, and another is 12v-48v, does that mean if the battery output drops to 9v, the second light will not work? Here are some of the lights I am looking at. Not looking to spend a lot of money as it won’t really get used much.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/mini-auxiliary-lights/325-round-18-watt-led-mini-auxiliary-work-light/1670/3819/
http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/mini-auxiliary-lights/25-square-12-watt-led-mini-auxiliary-work-light/1671/#customerreview
http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/led-work-lights/6-oval-15w-heavy-duty-high-powered-led-work-light/1508/
Any thoughts/input appreciated.
“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”.
I believe that is correct
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
www.ralphphillipsinshore.com | www.summervillesaltwateranglers.com
President, Summerville Saltwater Anglers
Another cheap way to go is to just use a 12V CFL bulb in your current set up. Your traditional 12V bulb is probably 50W, so your drawing about 4 amps. A 15W CFL will give you the lumens of a 60W traditional bulb and only use about 1/3 the power…about the same as the LED lamps above.
I couldn’t find mine a few weeks ago, so I ordered 2 online only to find mine before they even arrived. So I have 2 unopened I will sell to you for $5 each if you want them.
http://www.amazon.com/Camco-41313-Fluorescent-Light-Bulb/dp/B000EDSSJS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1402338285&sr=8-3&keywords=cfl+bulbs+12v
'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
FS90 Suzuki
Yeah, not that kind of bulb (screw in) my bad. It is a rectangular tractor light. Thanks for the offer though, I did not even know they made such lights in 12v.
“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”.
The voltage range is the operating range the electronics which “fire” the led bulb will actually work. Lower than the minimum it won’t work, higher than the maximum will probably damage the electronic components on the tiny integrated circuit board.
FREEDOM the superbrights are all you need. they draw almost no power and are bright enough to get the job done. I replaced the 50w halogen bulbs on my T-top with led bulbs that I found on Ebay for about $3 each. I spent less than $10 for 3 including shipping. They work like a champ!
This is the thread on THT that shows what I did. http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-how-s-kerno-memorial-forum/576591-looking-replace-halogens-led-my-fiberglass-t-top.html
“DaSchwabba”
Tidewater 216 CC
Key West 196 BR -sold
I have 3 of the SuperBrightLED floodlights like you posted links to. They are freekin awesome. On a small mower battery, I can use it for over 6 hours at full brightness.
quote:
Originally posted by highcotton59
The voltage range is the operating range the electronics which “fire” the led bulb will actually work. Lower than the minimum it won’t work, higher than the maximum will probably damage the electronic components on the tiny integrated circuit board.
highcotton is right.
Once the voltage from your battery drops to lower than the stated minimum voltage, the driver will stand a chance of being damaged.
At the worst, it just gets really dim (if the LEDs are direct-driven from the battery, which is fairly rare but possible).
I’ve soldered up hundreds of Cree and Luxeon 3-10 watt LEDs for use over reef aquariums, and you have to use a driver (crudely, similar to a flourescent ballast). These don’t handle being run underpowered very well.
I’ve direct-driven three Cree XPG off of 8 rechargeable AA batteries, the light was absurdly bright for the first few hours, and tapered off as the night went, but was still plenty bright enough for fishing.
Consider these little dudes: I have two of them, I bought them I think half price. The drill is iffy (they do work, and are stronger than you’d think for Harbor Freight), but the LED flashlight was worth the whole $25. It will literally run for 24 hours without a discernible drop in brightness. I carry two of them when I go night fishing, and leave one of them on, and the other as a normal flashlight.
http://www.harborfreight.com/18-volt-cordless-38-in-drilldriver-and-flashlight-kit-68287.html
… The Cross of Christ is the anvil upon which the hammer of evil wore itself out.