Let me be the first to start the new thread. My comment of him making money on them was in no way a stab at him! Even if he makes a couple bucks off me thats fine because $50 a light is a great price and im interested in buying a few from him! And if hes doing this whole deal without making a dime then God bless that man, he is a dying breed!
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We just got 6 HPS lights and are already looking at going LED. We are doing it to eliminate the genny. We have 5 batteries on board with 4 being set up 24 volt. We should be able to power 6-10 leds for as long as we will need to shoot at night. We are running a brand new 24 volt 70 lb Minn Kota. We figure we can run that and the lights for most all of the night, just off the 4 batteries.
Am I correct or is there something I forgot to factor in????? Also what LED's should we get to be as bright as the HPS lights??
We are looking at doing the switch fairly soon, so any help would be great.
Thanks,
Doug
Am I correct or is there something I forgot to factor in????? Also what LED's should we get to be as bright as the HPS lights??
We are looking at doing the switch fairly soon, so any help would be great.
Thanks,
Doug
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I think he was wanting to use the $50 dc LED's, have a converter for the troller and keep battery weight to a minimum. I don't think anyone has ac LED's for $50 yet that have the lumen output of these.
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Yeah you're right.What I meant to type was two 12v batteries wired in parallel will still give you 12v but will double your amperage and run time.It would take 4 12v batteries to get double the amp hours on a 24v set up.
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Thanks OBG, I would like to look into running some of those off of two big 12 volt batts. I know that means carrying four batts (five with the starter) but if that means no genny it might be worth it. Especially considering that there is only one local lake we can fish at night in So Cal. If I can get even 8 of the $50 dollar lights and already have batts that's a $400 experiment I can live with.
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Pretty sure these $50 lights are available either AC or DC. If not, some looking online can locate some.
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You answered your own question Robin. I want the quietness of LED's too. The converters and a Honda inverter are to charge my batteries when I am traveling back and forth, to and from my fishing locations or simply relocating to another part of the reservoir or river. When I am fishing, I plan to run silently off of battery power using 12V DC, but when I am changing fishing locations then I can fire up the inverter and let those converters start recharging those batteries to replenish what power I have been using. I can keep my weight to a minimum because I don't need 6 or 7 batteries in my little boat. I don't need a giant sized 200 pound generator either. I don't have to worry about making sure my boat is plugged in when I'm home to have everything recharged so that it is ready to go when I get the opportunity. To me, this system gives me versatility and the opportunity to fish in silence with 12V low consumption LED's. I can keep my batteries up to snuff when I'm underway to another location or heading down the highway on my way to the water or headed back home.
If you are planning to use your kicker's alternator to charge your batteries while fishing, then you are doing the same exact thing as I am through a alternative means. I don't run a kicker with an alternator while fishing. I use a very quiet trolling motor. I love shooting video too Robin (strictly just for fun, but professional camera and wireless audio equipment) and for this reason, I see 12V LED lighting giving me several advantages that other lighting setups cannot come close to. I think we are both on the same page, but just going about it slightly different that's all.
With that beautiful new ******* Boat you guys are having built and this 12V LED light setup, I can't wait for Volume 4 to come out. I have all three of your bowfishing DVD's, but this next one with your new setup will be SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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DC is pretty much all you will find in these offroad light style lights kskiller has because there use is on autos. You can go to a flood light style and find AC or DC for similar prices, it crazy how many are available from overseas.
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I believe on the other thread...KSkiller posted about 1.7(ish)amps for 12v & .9amps for 24v per light. Multiply that by your 8 lights & you are at about 7.2 amps & divide that number into the amp hour ratings on your batteries to get a close idea how long you can run. I have 125ah batteries & am going to be running 12 lights @ 24v so I should be able to expect 8-10 hours easily which is longer than I usually stay out.
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I think the norm is about 75% of a batteries AH rating when figuring run time.
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Thanks OBG...I wasn't sure how much to decrease the time by so I just knocked a couple hours off. Either way that is more than enough run time.
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KSkiller put in one order sometime back & they should be here today or tomorrow hopefully. I think he said he was going to get another order going in the next couple days before leaving for Texas so you might PM him to see if there is still time. If not I am pretty sure there will be another one in 2 or 3 weeks.
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Sorry guys i have been out of town the last 3 days.I got all PM's ansewered. Im putting in a order of 40 lights tonight so let me know if you want some. I have 15 spoken for so far with a couple of guys saying they are wanting some but haven't paid anything yet. Just let me know.
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