Can these lights be wired to 12v DC?

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Can these lights be wired to 12v DC?

Postby bosleybeebop » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:13 pm

Forgive me if this is obvious but my experience has been most led lights run through a driver box out to AC wall plugs. Can I skip the driver and wire it straight to DC?

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What have others used in the way of low profile ceiling mounted leds?

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Re: Can these lights be wired to 12v DC?

Postby yrock87 » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:20 pm

The amazon question section already had this question. The seller answered that they run on more than 12 volts, so no.

I have found that most led lights run from between 9 and 24 volts. Some are as low as 3, but there is a pretty wide range and no way to know beyond looking at the physical transformer or by the manufacturers literature.

There are my rv style led lights available on Amazon.
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Re: Can these lights be wired to 12v DC?

Postby GuitarPhotog » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:57 pm

No they won't work on 12 VDC. You can find lots of 12 VDC LED lights at superbrightleds.com. I got some really nice, very bright puck lights for the underside of my galley hatch there. Super bright and very reasonably priced.

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Re: Can these lights be wired to 12v DC?

Postby H.A. » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:17 pm

As k all.
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Re: Can these lights be wired to 12v DC?

Postby bosleybeebop » Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:46 pm

I think I found a working alternative
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