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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-04-2017, 07:07
Replies: 15
Views: 3,612
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Question about LED Lights

Marine Beam sells an LED bulb which uses the existing connections on a flourecent fixture, making the conversion easier, but the "ballast" must still be bypassed (thats Marine Beams use of the term...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 17-04-2017, 06:55
Replies: 15
Views: 3,612
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Question about LED Lights

Another related link on how flourecent bulbs work on DC:

https://www.electricalbasicprojects.com/how-fluorescent-lamp-tube-light-works-on-dc-supply/

Not much different, just need to switch the...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-04-2017, 13:58
Replies: 15
Views: 3,612
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Question about LED Lights

No issue as long as LED bulb has built in voltage regulation.

Ive done the same thing. Remove ballast and wire to switch (you dont actually need to remove the ballast you can just by pass it).
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-04-2017, 13:56
Replies: 15
Views: 3,612
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Question about LED Lights

What do you mean by "check"?

If it is flourecent flourecent then it has an electronic module (ballast).
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 16-04-2017, 07:05
Replies: 15
Views: 3,612
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Question about LED Lights

Thanks HyLyte, seems obvious now that you describe it.
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 15-04-2017, 16:46
Replies: 15
Views: 3,612
Posted By belizesailor
Re: Question about LED Lights

Ive converted most of my 12v flourecents to LED, but by bypassing the ballast. Since driving LED is not what the ballast is designed to do, it never dawned on me not to bypass it. But, Im not sure...
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