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02-25-2010, 11:57 AM | #1 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 06-20-09
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Interior Trailer Lights
I am looking to put some lights in my trailer and was told I should look at getting some LED lights so then if I am unable to plug in then I could use a marine battery for juice.
Anybody use this method or have any better ideas?
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02-25-2010, 02:19 PM | #2 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 09-23-07
Location: North Side of Chicago Illinois
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I have no idea how affective LED's are... I do know that I put 'Trac' lighting into our trailer... I just remove the actual lights before we start moving cause of the weight on the tracks...
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02-25-2010, 04:23 PM | #3 |
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Join Date: 10-29-08
Location: Bartlett, IL
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I have the LED rope lights and they work pretty good. I am not sure if you can run them on 12V. Mine have a standard plug on the end. I assume that you could get the 12v landscape lights and use the power pack for 110 and then hook the wires to a battery for 12v if needed.
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02-25-2010, 05:47 PM | #4 | ||
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02-25-2010, 07:48 PM | #5 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 05-08-09
Location: Plano, TX
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Use a couple of marine deep cycle batteries, an inverter and small floresent (sp) lights, three work great in a 6 by 12. will last for 24 hours or more and provide all the light you need. I also use the same setup to run my fec and have no problems if someone trips the gfi.
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02-26-2010, 09:15 AM | #6 | ||
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 09-23-07
Location: North Side of Chicago Illinois
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To be honest, we really only use the trailer for transport and sleeping and do just about all of our work in the canapy (it has 4 walls) so it's not a big deal. There has only been one time I had to work out of the trailer because a major storm came through and we took down the canapy and we had electricity supplied.
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02-26-2010, 09:48 AM | #7 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 05-14-07
Location: Cambridge,Ia
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Before you spend all your money on marine batteries and power inverters, have you looked at hooking in a RV power converter?
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02-26-2010, 12:34 PM | #8 |
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Join Date: 06-20-09
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Thanks for the ideas!
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02-26-2010, 08:03 PM | #9 |
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Join Date: 10-07-09
Location: Sussex, WI
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I installed 12 RV flouresents. I used 30" ones. They draw 1.4 amps each. I installed 3 on each side wall of a 6x12 trailer for a total of six. With the walls and ceiling white, I don't use them all at once. Guess I put to many in. I also use a deep cycle marine battery. They will run for hours.
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02-26-2010, 09:27 PM | #10 |
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Join Date: 02-22-10
Location: Vandalia, IL
Name/Nickname : Kyle
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Not Sure how bright they are but I know they are 12V. May work well for a trailer..
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02-26-2010, 09:45 PM | #11 | |
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02-26-2010, 09:49 PM | #12 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 03-04-07
Location: KC Mo.
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I have used a 4ft single bulb light for years in my work, running a Werker 31 amp gellcell battery. I can easily run 10-14 hours on a charge. the Werker is the best battery I have found and the gellcell is the best for longevity. A couple of these should run 3 3 footers till all the beer is gone.
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02-27-2010, 01:28 AM | #13 |
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Join Date: 09-25-05
Location: Jefferson City, Missouri
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My trailer came equipped with 12 volt lighting and 110 lighting. If I am hooked up to the trailer's pigtail then I can use the 12 volt lights.
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02-27-2010, 07:28 AM | #14 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 01-17-10
Location: Woodstock, VT
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Give this link a look/see:
www.leddynamics.com Friends of mine use this lighting in their BBQ trailer and are very pleased.
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02-27-2010, 10:34 AM | #15 | |||||
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Join Date: 06-20-09
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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If I had a lot more money to spend LED would be the way because of the low amounts of draw. But I am leaning towards buying a cheap fluorescent light fixture and plugging it in when 110 is available are using a cheap inverter (FIL has one in the garage) to convert 12V to 110V using a deep cycle battery. Quote:
Thanks but i need stay cheaper.
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