Narve led cordless lamp tech help
Submitted: Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 09:39
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donk
I have been given a Narva led cordless lamp with a faulty battery & i removed the battery (4.8 volt) & connected the power wires direct to 12 volts & it works ok (only had it on for about 30 seconds)
Inside there is a circuit board with a silver box on it that says it is a convertor to 8 volts from memory but i have no idea what everything else does
Before i make up a proper lead i was wondering if any electronic techs on the
forum can make a educated guess if it will be ok running on 12v or if i will fry something inside (if so i wont bother making up a permenent lead)
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated
Regards Don
Reply By: troopyman - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:02
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:02
Is it the blue or
orange narva handheld ?
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Follow Up By: troopyman - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:47
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:47
Look on the narva site , you can buy spare batteries .
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Reply By: Member - Mike DID - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:19
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:19
It's very unlikely it was designed to work over such a wide range of voltages.
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:58
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:58
You can buy a little kit at Dick Smiths to reduce the voltage down to 8 volts Cost you $6.
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Reply By: donk - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 14:51
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 14:51
Thanks guys for the input so far
It is the Blue Handheld
I had another look inside & i stuffed up on the converter thing
It actually says
DC-DC Convertor
Constant current
Input 4v-8v /2.5 w
Output 100Ma/1.8w
I know batterys are available but i dont want to spend any money on it (around $60)
If i can run it direct off 12v i will throw a lead on it but otherwise i wont bother (i already have a working one the same & a 12v fluro
Regards Don
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Follow Up By: Member - John R (QLD) - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 20:04
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 20:04
If the output is 100mA/1.8W then that means 18V output, does it not? Possibly then you could also cut out the convertor, and just run lights directly off 12V? The light may be a bit duller though, if it really needs 18V. Not sure you'd want to hack the light apart that much though.
Cheers,
John
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Reply By: autosparky - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:16
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:16
roughly how old is it? major retailers may give warrenty on it some narva products have 2 yr warrenties
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Follow Up By: donk - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:29
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:29
The customer has received a replacement one & i got the faulty one to play with
Regards Don
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Reply By: WRVA - Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:54
Thursday, Jan 22, 2009 at 23:54
Donk,
it's Steve.
I sell all the Projecta range,Navra etc etc. and look after Exploroz members. Do you want to send me an email . I am sure you and I were at Tumut,Cootamundra .Gotta go the Heavens have opened up, water water every where just not where it's needed the most.
WRVA
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