B3000 Adding Work Lights - AMPS Question

zoltanthegypsy · Sep 9, 2019

chim said:
I've been using Maxxima MWL-42's. Plenty of light and they just sip electrons.

Was just about to ask about availability and amp draw of LEDs. Maxxima says 2.4A each.

MWL-42: 2,1 Lumen, 16 LED Rectangular Work Light

Z.

chim · Sep 9, 2019

zoltanthegypsy said:
Was just about to ask about availability and amp draw of LEDs. Maxxima says 2.4A each.

MWL-42: 2,1 Lumen, 16 LED Rectangular Work Light

Z.

Yep. Roughly half of the factory work lights.

Dataway · Sep 10, 2019

I recently converted my Kubota to all LED lighting ... was better in every respect than I could find in conventional bulb lighting. Now my lights don't dim when I turn on the wipers

There are some reasonable quality LED work lights out there, at very affordable prices ... not super high quality, in fact only acceptable quality, but very affordable and cheap enough to buy spares to keep on hand. Usually the biggest issue with them is not being sealed well enough against the weather ... but a little work with sealer before they are installed will usually fix that. So far everything I have installed provides more light, for about half the power usage. I have work lights on the cab top ... and I work under low hanging trees a lot .... so I destroy a set every couple of years .... replacements are about $30, very small and don't require any heavy gauge wiring.

TimP · Sep 12, 2019

Well, I think I overloaded the work lights fuse, as it blew when I had all four of my new work lights on.

The lights each draw 6.36 Amps. So for two lights it 12.6 Amps, but for FOUR lights it's 25 Amps.

I thought the front and rear work lights were two separate fuses.... I guess I was wrong !

I blew the 20 AMP fuse.

It's the large automotive type 2 blade fuse, but does anyone know if it's a "Slo-Blo" or what type?

My choices will be to be sure to only use just the fronts, or the rears at one time.

OR.... I can downgrade the rear lights back to the pair I had before that drew 3-4 Amps.

So with all the lights on, I'd be pushing it at tight around 20 Amps.

I think swapping out the rear work lights may be the best choice, so I can have them all on.

radios1 · Sep 12, 2019

TimP said:
Well, I think I overloaded the work lights fuse, as it blew when I had all four of my new work lights on.

The lights each draw 6.36 Amps. So for two lights it 12.6 Amps, but for FOUR lights it's 25 Amps.

I thought the front and rear work lights were two separate fuses.... I guess I was wrong !

I blew the 20 AMP fuse.

It's the large automotive type 2 blade fuse, but does anyone know if it's a "Slo-Blo" or what type?

My choices will be to be sure to only use just the fronts, or the rears at one time.

OR.... I can downgrade the rear lights back to the pair I had before that drew 3-4 Amps.

So with all the lights on, I'd be pushing it at tight around 20 Amps.

I think swapping out the rear work lights may be the best choice, so I can have them all on.

you can buy a self-resetting circuit breaker that will fit the blade box, they use these for headlights on cars so you aren't without headlights for long..

TimP · Sep 12, 2019

radios1 said:
you can buy a self-resetting circuit breaker that will fit the blade box, they use these for headlights on cars so you aren't without headlights for long..

That's interesting.

I didn't know that was possible.

I'll do some research.

THANKS !

moship · Sep 12, 2019

After using a bunch of cheap LED lights in the 18, 27 and 36 watt range, I don't know why anyone would chose to use halogens these days. LEDs will put out way more light at far less amps. Plus the price point is getting lower each day.

Now this might be a stretch... But given the fuel consumption increase due to alternator loading of halogens, it will be more economical to use LED's in the long run. Imagine what you can do saving $1.92/yr.

TimP · Sep 12, 2019

moship said:
After using a bunch of cheap LED lights in the 18, 27 and 36 watt range, I don't know why anyone would chose to use halogens these days. LEDs will put out way more light at far less amps. Plus the price point is getting lower each day.

Now this might be a stretch... But given the fuel consumption increase due to alternator loading of halogens, it will be more economical to use LED's in the long run. Imagine what you can do saving $1.92/yr.

:.) I see the irony in all of it.

The price of LED's compared to Halogens is still pretty high. But I like the light output !