LIGHTS! The more the merrier!

[Professor]

is that Bandit in their video?
don't you ever sleep?

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[hemiarch]

is that Bandit in their video?
don't you ever sleep?

Yes. It is bandit in one of the videos he made.
Tesstudio used it too.

Sleep…eh..sometimes..as much as the next guy.
The secret to interrupted sleep is being so tired that you can quickly pass out at the drop of a hat. It’s efficient.

 

[Professor]

Merry Christmas to all!

 

[Professor]

Haven't posted here in a while. I need to get caught up. I found these cool lights on Alibaba, a Chinese version of Amazon. I haven't mounted them yet as I just got them but i was able to test them with my lab power supply. They run on 12 to 85 volts. I saw that in one of the pictures not the listing itself. I can verify that it does start up around 12v and is stable at 55v as well. it has its own switch built in. I got two pairs of them for less than $15. I plan on putting two of them in the frunk on the side wings, and at least one on the underneath of one of my roof racks to shine in the bed. I know we have bed lighting and a frunk light but both are barely adequate, and with all the stuff in my bed most of that light is blocked. This will probably be overkill.
BTW that is a full sheet of paper.

 

[hemiarch]

Haven't posted here in a while. I need to get caught up. I found these cool lights on Alibaba, a Chinese version of Amazon. I haven't mounted them yet as I just got them but i was able to test them with my lab power supply. They run on 12 to 85 volts. I saw that in one of the pictures not the listing itself. I can verify that it does start up around 12v and is stable at 55v as well. it has its own switch built in. I got two pairs of them for less than $15. I plan on putting two of them in the frunk on the side wings, and at least one on the underneath of one of my roof racks to shine in the bed. I know we have bed lighting and a frunk light but both are barely adequate, and with all the stuff in my bed most of that light is blocked. This will probably be overkill.
BTW that is a full sheet of paper.

Cool. Got a link?

 

[Professor]

12W 12V 24V 48V Car Interior Light Bar 108SMD COB Readling Light Car Dome Light LED Panel Light Bulb Self-Adhesive Truck RV Lamp - AliExpress 34

 

[Professor]

they draw .2 amps at 48v. that's 9.6 watts. ea

 

[hemiarch]

You could make super intense puddle lights or rear underseat lights with them.
are they just the one color? Wonder if there is product that lets you select a color too.

 

[Hookalakupua]

You could make super intense puddle lights or rear underseat lights with them.
are they just the one color? Wonder if there is product that lets you select a color too.

Here are the ones I bought. The 2nd ones are programmable. Haven’t installed them yet so don’t have any direct feedback unfortunately.
https://a.co/d/04OKVl3X
https://a.co/d/0fXdrmOG
We have the Govee Xmas and outdoor lights and they’re amazing!

 

[hemiarch]

Here are the ones I bought. The 2nd ones are programmable. Haven’t installed them yet so don’t have any direct feedback unfortunately.
https://a.co/d/04OKVl3X
https://a.co/d/0fXdrmOG
We have the Govee Xmas and outdoor lights and they’re amazing!

Where are you planning to put them and how?

 

[Rippin1Gear]

We need a plug and play resistor, dimmer switch, or module to brighten our front light bar back to the way things used to be. Not a fan of how dim it is since that update last year. Someone smart enough has to be able to make something for us…

 

[hemiarch]

I would like just the opposite. The ability to dim the DRL to make my cyberglow more noticeable.

 

[Hookalakupua]

Where are you planning to put them and how?

Plan is to try the Govee under the backseats and power them with a DC converter from there. Looking for a remote switch to possibly put underneath the running boards or in the bed under the racks but that still needs to be worked through.

 

[Professor]

Got them installed finally. THIS TRUCK! Is anything predictable? I was tapping into the existing Frunk light so that it would work with the opening and closing. What voltage would you expect? I had read that everything was 48v. Then i found a few points that were 12v. Well guess what, the frunk light is 5V. 5volts! Why would a light be 5 volts. the puddle lights are 48, the interior lights are 48, the license plate light is 48v. but the frunk light is 5! anyway, i had to put in a relay, and then it was trouble finding one that would fit between the outer and inner panels. finally got it in and working. Its very bright and very helpful and comes on when you open the frunk, and if you don't want that much light you can turn them off manually.

 

[Jabman]

nice work! That looks like a great work area and there’s no question you’ll be able to see everything, including small screws that sometimes grow legs and walk away

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