another led question

[jclaudii]

Remember, you can also run more wattage than your tractor alternator can supply as the battery will make up the difference and begin to discharge as if the engine was not running. Just remember to turn them all off and let tractor idle or hook up to charger if you can not do that. I use a site called Online Shopping for Cool Gadgets, RC helicopter & Quadcopter, Mobile phone, Fashion at Banggood.com (I know bad name) but have ordered a dozen or so things from them and some of the stuff ships from a warehouse in North America reducing shipping times in half...and shipping is free or order it from china and save a few bucks more and wait about a month! Either way, you will see some cool stuff you may just want to try out, I have ordered alot of their electronic components. PM if you want to signup and order something, I think they have a rewards program for getting new customers that may reward us both!

If you look in your manual for your headlight bulb number, type that in google with LED at the end and I'm sure you can replace those as well, which will buy you some more watts to spend elsewhere.

here is there "offroad led" section I typed in the search box offroad led - Buy Cheap offroad led - From Banggood Some prices are good, but not sure on the bars.

 

[CCWKen]

Not particularly good prices there. You can get the same lights from Amazon for about half the price, free shipping and the proven full backing of Amazon.

But I agree that the alternator is not the limit of current draw. Your battery will make up any difference. What IS a limit will be the wiring and the circuit protection.

 

[Looking4new]

You might be better off money wise (using the difference between the Canuck Buck and the US buck) buying your lights from https://montrealimport.com/en/. Sure they are in Montreal,Quebec, but that is where the dollar savings might be had. I think the exchange rate right now is around 25%+/-

 

[varmint]

No matter how you go, 200 watts of LED is plenty for lighting up anything in driving range for a tractor. Plenty! I limp by with only 90 watts, front and back combined, and wouldn't really want any more light than I have. Not even 10 amps. But then, I don't have a cab heater, radio, flashers, or misc. other current draws.

 

[Threepoint]

I would think pretty decent. I have a 180watts bar and it draws under 9 amps. No expert here though, sure someone more knowledgeable will be along soon with a real answer

Mecan, I'm no expert either, but how can this be? In a 12v system, a true 180w of power pulls 15 amps, derived from Ohm's Law. I'm wondering if the power of some LED work lights is exaggerated a bit by vendors on the rationale that the higher light output in lumins of the LEDs compared to, say, halogen, justifies it. :scratchchin:

 

[k0ua]

Mecan, I'm no expert either, but how can this be? In a 12v system, a true 180w of power pulls 15 amps, derived from Ohm's Law. I'm wondering if the power of some LED work lights is exaggerated a bit by vendors on the rationale that the higher light output in lumins of the LEDs compared to, say, halogen, justifies it. :scratchchin:

You have to wonder about that. Ohm's law is kinda rigid for DC circuits, it is pretty hard to break. I have a small flashlight that has a 1 watt Cree LED in it, and it is pretty dang bright for just a small flashlight that runs on three AAA batteries. The LED lighting revolution is pretty amazing.

 

[CCWKen]

Actually, it's a little less than 15 Amps since the alternator is running at about 14.5 volts. That is your circuit voltage so 180 Watt draw becomes 12.4A. And most of the LED lights now best any halogen in whiteness and lumens. As already mentioned, they are BRIGHT!

 

[skyhook]

You might be better off money wise (using the difference between the Canuck Buck and the US buck) buying your lights from https://montrealimport.com/en/. Sure they are in Montreal,Quebec, but that is where the dollar savings might be had. I think the exchange rate right now is around 25%+/-

Thanks for the link.

 

[varmint]

Curious, I looked at montrealimport, and right away, noticed that the basic 27W round light was almost $30 Can., which isn't such a deal. You can find them by the dozens for under $17 US with a little internet research, mostly from eBay. Maybe importing from China into Canada isn't the painless deal it is here in the states, but I would hope it would be, for the sake of our Canadian friends.

 

[Looking4new]

I have found through the school of hard knocks that whatever price an article is in US dollars you can double it and that will be pretty close to the price in Canuck buck$, what with shipping+duty+price gouging for the importer+sales tax.