[AT] LED lights

Steve W. swilliams268 at frontier.com
Sat Nov 8 21:18:16 PST 2014


DDSS wrote:
> The cost of 110-volt LED's is still pretty high and there doesn't
> seem to be much available on high-output, at least that I could find.
> 
> 
> I know they use 12-volt lights on boats and vehicles but am wondering
> why I could not do the same in our barn.
> 
> There are quite a few 110v power supplies that output 12-volts DC.
> saw one that might work on Amazon... 
> http://www.amazon.com/Audiotek-Output-Mobile-Supply-AT-PS36/dp/B00DERSXWI/ref=sr_1_94?ie=UTF8&qid=1415469220&sr=8-94&keywords=12volt+power+supply
>  LED's draw about 3 watts each, so they really don't take a lot to
> power them.
> 
> Has anyone done this?  I am not sure how much line loss there is with
> DC
> 
> Thank you.
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I switched over the entire place to LED. House and shop. Shop looks like 
an OR now!

As for using low voltage, You will need heavier wire to combat voltage 
losses. By the time you buy a good power supply and good LED lights you 
will have spent far more than buying the 110 LEDs.


-- 
Steve W.



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