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total novice, help to make a little boy happy
hey all,
im new so hi. need some help, ive got some LED dash lights for a car which i dont use, my little bros seen them and wants them to use as a night light/readin lights, thing is they are only 12 volt, and have a fag light fitting on the end, (as they are for use's in cars) is there anyway, i can change them so they run from a main's plug, or ne other power source???? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...DME:L:AAQ:UK:1 if u look at the link its that kinda thing, can anyone help me, cheers in advance dan |
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total novice, help to make a little boy happy
"Danny_B" schreef in bericht news hey all, im new so hi. need some help, ive got some LED dash lights for a car which i dont use, my little bros seen them and wants them to use as a night light/readin lights, thing is they are only 12 volt, and have a fag light fitting on the end, (as they are for use's in cars) is there anyway, i can change them so they run from a main's plug, or ne other power source???? http://tinyurl.com/cju4x if u look at the link its that kinda thing, can anyone help me, cheers in advance dan -- Danny_B Well, You should find out the current required by that dash lights and buy a 12Vdc wallwart able to provide that current. petrus bitbyter |
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total novice, help to make a little boy happy
petrus bitbyter wrote:
"Danny_B" schreef in bericht news hey all, im new so hi. need some help, ive got some LED dash lights for a car which i dont use, my little bros seen them and wants them to use as a night light/readin lights, thing is they are only 12 volt, and have a fag light fitting on the end, (as they are for use's in cars) is there anyway, i can change them so they run from a main's plug, or ne other power source???? http://tinyurl.com/cju4x if u look at the link its that kinda thing, can anyone help me, cheers in advance dan -- Danny_B Well, You should find out the current required by that dash lights and buy a 12Vdc wallwart able to provide that current. petrus bitbyter In fact, here in the States , they make a wall wart adaptor with a 'fag light' plug built in...over half an amp AIRC, more than enough for one LED map light. Check your nearest Tandy store.... jak |
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"jakdedert" schreef in bericht ... petrus bitbyter wrote: "Danny_B" schreef in bericht news hey all, im new so hi. need some help, ive got some LED dash lights for a car which i dont use, my little bros seen them and wants them to use as a night light/readin lights, thing is they are only 12 volt, and have a fag light fitting on the end, (as they are for use's in cars) is there anyway, i can change them so they run from a main's plug, or ne other power source???? http://tinyurl.com/cju4x if u look at the link its that kinda thing, can anyone help me, cheers in advance dan -- Danny_B Well, You should find out the current required by that dash lights and buy a 12Vdc wallwart able to provide that current. petrus bitbyter In fact, here in the States , they make a wall wart adaptor with a 'fag light' plug built in...over half an amp AIRC, more than enough for one LED map light. Check your nearest Tandy store.... jak Well, Tandy/Radio Shack left The Netherlands years ago. Still don't know whether the the Dutch public was too dumb or too smart to buy their products. IMHO most of it was too expensive. The only things I really bought, was the wire wrap necessities. Sockets, tools, wires I used intensively at the time. As for that dash lights I strongly advise *not* to use power supply that has not been insulated from the mains. That 12V insolation was not made to withstand the mains voltage and especially in the hands of children it can be lethal. petrus bitbyter |
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Well, Tandy/Radio Shack left The Netherlands years ago. Still don't know whether the the Dutch public was too dumb or too smart to buy their products. IMHO most of it was too expensive. The only things I really bought, was the wire wrap necessities. Sockets, tools, wires I used intensively at the time. As for that dash lights I strongly advise *not* to use power supply that has not been insulated from the mains. That 12V insolation was not made to withstand the mains voltage and especially in the hands of children it can be lethal. petrus bitbyter Any "wall wart" type power supply you find will be isolated from the mains. |
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ive found this would this be ok, if so,
http://www.eurobatteries.com/sitepag...wer%20Adaptors can i get it cheaper anywhere. |
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total novice, help to make a little boy happy
Good to go Danny...
"Danny_B" wrote in message news ive found this would this be ok, if so, http://tinyurl.com/85ezk can i get it cheaper anywhere. -- Danny_B |
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total novice, help to make a little boy happy
Danny_B wrote:
ive found this would this be ok, if so, http://tinyurl.com/85ezk can i get it cheaper anywhere. That looks a little pricey, but exactly the sort of thing I was describing.... jak |
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good good, just gotta find it cheaper somewhere now, any idea chaps, anyone got one layin around???
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jakdedert wrote:
Danny_B wrote: ive found this would this be ok, if so, http://tinyurl.com/85ezk can i get it cheaper anywhere. That looks a little pricey, but exactly the sort of thing I was describing.... jak If you can find a surplus wall wart that puts out 12VDC at half an amp or so you can cut the end off and splice it to the wires on the cig plug, just make sure you get the polarity right. |
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total novice, help to make a little boy happy
Howdy!
"Danny_B" wrote in message news good good, just gotta find it cheaper somewhere now, any idea chaps, anyone got one layin around??? What part of the universe do you hail from? I've got one I put 2.99 USD on at a store named BigLots! ... RwP |
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i dont no much about this stuff so this means nothing to me, |
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