can you run halogin spotlights off 12volt?

[staffy31]

hello does anyone know if you can run halogin spotlights from a liesure battery plz..

[jonochap]

You can but the draw (250 volts plus) might drain your battery faster than you would like or be dimmer than you would hope...there are some very good led floods on the market though...others may answer this a little more technically, but this is my best reply

[jonochap]

It will also depend on the size of your leisure battery and how you charge it...

[matthew2riches]

You can buy 12v ones

[jonochap]

Phew!

[fidget]

if you are on about the spot lights for your home that sink into the ceiling, then most of the bulbs for them are 12v anyway, they run thru a transformer in the home, as for how long your battery would last, it would depend on how many spot lights and what wattage you use, cheep ones are normaly 50w bulbs, 20w bulds give less light but the battery will last longer from charge to charge.

[jonochap]

Sorry chaps, saw spotlight and read flood light

[staffy31]

if you are on about the spot lights for your home that sink into the ceiling, then most of the bulbs for them are 12v anyway, they run thru a transformer in the home, as for how long your battery would last, it would depend on how many spot lights and what wattage you use, cheep ones are normaly 50w bulbs, 20w bulds give less light but the battery will last longer from charge to charge.

thanks a wonder if i could just remove the transformer n wire them up or best going lookin for some 12v led ones jst got sme from carboot brandnew inbox thats al for 2quid be nice to see them in the staffy wagon

[fidget]

the led ones are good, very low enery use, only about half a watt, the light they give off is not as good as halogens but in a van they are great, also you can change then for color changing led bulbs, BUT i have not seen any in 12v, but not really looked either. lol
as for just taking the transformer off ant using the lights, yes you can as they are wired in paralel, but check the wattage on the bulbs, most are supplyed out the box with 50w buld, in a line of 3, that would be pulling 150watts from your battery, that would be like leaving your headlights on,

[staffy31]

the led ones are good, very low enery use, only about half a watt, the light they give off is not as good as halogens but in a van they are great, also you can change then for color changing led bulbs, BUT i have not seen any in 12v, but not really looked either. lol
as for just taking the transformer off ant using the lights, yes you can as they are wired in paralel, but check the wattage on the bulbs, most are supplyed out the box with 50w buld, in a line of 3, that would be pulling 150watts from your battery, that would be like leaving your headlights on,

aye think i better stick to the low watt bulbs like dont wanna be killin me leisure battery i havent even got yet hee hee still could do with some veg oil in like from asda if ya had any tips

[fidget]

aye think i better stick to the low watt bulbs like dont wanna be killin me leisure battery i havent even got yet hee hee still could do with some veg oil in like from asda if ya had any tips [/quote]
just one of the many threads on veg oil,
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=113839

[ake]

Find some 12volt SMD LEDs, they are far better than halogen lamps, and use about 5% of the energy, and have a much longer service life

[staffy31]

ihear ya ake get some powerfull led from china etc that use hardly any power solar panels are looking like the futre

[staffy31]

i went to go outdoors they said you can get a inverter 240-12v so should be able 2 use 240 downlights neebother just need to see how much what am ganna use becuase the cheapest inverter is 500watt output so run me lights of that and everything else to the battery should be spot on anyone open to sugestions

[captain hook]

i went to go outdoors they said you can get a inverter 240-12v so should be able 2 use 240 downlights neebother just need to see how much what am ganna use becuase the cheapest inverter is 500watt output so run me lights of that and everything else to the battery should be spot on anyone open to sugestions

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