Off road lights - Page 2

RatFink · 01-18-2013, 11:49 AM

That's 220 watts of fury! At 220w, that's about 18 amps. Do you know what your alt. outputs? What type of truck is this?

ih8cornnuts · 01-18-2013, 07:08 PM

I never had a problem with any of the 50-55W lights on any of my cars but I'm not a nuclear powered a$$ hammer lights kind of guy.

The problem with LED is it's too expensive for what it is. Comparable halogens can blow it out of the water for far less cost. Another thing with LEDs never look at watts, footcandles are where it's at if the manufacturer releases that info. If not look at lumens. Watts is just the measurement for energy consumed not light produced.

That 55W bulb should be around 1500 Lumens, FYI.

TippmannFireman · 01-19-2013, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RatFink

That's 220 watts of fury! At 220w, that's about 18 amps. Do you know what your alt. outputs? What type of truck is this?

No idea. I'm not good with electrical stuff. The truck is a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4.7 Magnum.

Riot · 01-19-2013, 03:14 PM

HELLA.

TippmannFireman · 01-19-2013, 08:59 PM

In regards to switches, I found this.

Fastronix, Rocker Switch Panel, Quad, Red-Competition Products

I really like the setup there with multiple switches that all look the same. In a perfect world all 4 lights would be on 1 switch. I have future plans... As dumb as some might think it is, I'm going to be getting a roll bar with 4 lights on it as well. I want to be able to light up a field with my truck alone. I also just bought a couple small lights to put on the back as backup lights. So, 4 on the front on one switch, 4 on the top on one switch, and backup lights on one switch. That leaves me one as a spare. Think that's doable with this rocker switch panel? Would I also need something like this?

Fastronix, 4 Socket Relay Panel, w/Relays-Competition Products

As I've said, I'm by no means an electrician, so I don't know what I'm going to need. :P

01-18-2013, 07:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
ih8cornnuts Fish Taco Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Greensboring, NC	I never had a problem with any of the 50-55W lights on any of my cars but I'm not a nuclear powered a$$ hammer lights kind of guy. The problem with LED is it's too expensive for what it is. Comparable halogens can blow it out of the water for far less cost. Another thing with LEDs never look at watts, footcandles are where it's at if the manufacturer releases that info. If not look at lumens. Watts is just the measurement for energy consumed not light produced. That 55W bulb should be around 1500 Lumens, FYI. __________________ A day without Guacamole is like a day without sunshine MCB Feedback- http://www.mcarterbrown.com/forums/f...ck-thread.html

01-19-2013, 03:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
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