Rear Worklight wiring
Submitted: Saturday, Dec 06, 2003 at 18:43
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I have just purchased a rear worklight that has an in built switch.
My question is should I wire the light up by running a pos and neg feed direct from my dual battery. And no relay?
The bulb is 55w, but can the in built switch take this amount of current, or should I run a seperate feed and get the switch to close a relay? I am going to put a fuse near the +ve battery connection.
Any help would be appreciated
cheers 3LB
Reply By: Ginger - Saturday, Dec 06, 2003 at 19:50
Saturday, Dec 06, 2003 at 19:50
Just to help you throw a little light on the subject 3LB, I would not have a light (or any other appliance for that matter) which could be switched on from outside the vehicle. I reckon you would be inviting curious or vindictive little fingers to turn it on when you are not there, resulting in a flat battery. You might also like to consider supplying the light from a source which requires the engine to be running to avoid draining the battery if you use it for long periods
Cheers
Ginger
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Reply By: Mark - Saturday, Dec 06, 2003 at 23:20
Saturday, Dec 06, 2003 at 23:20
A 55W bulb is only 4.5A, not a huge amount for a switch. If its the Hella worklight (the one with the handle on top) then the switch is fine.
I would wire in a second switch inside the back cab so that normally its isolated when say parked, but when out
camping you can leave it switched on in the cab, but turn it off and on as required externally.
Cheers
Mark
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Reply By: Alex H - Monday, Dec 08, 2003 at 20:57
Monday, Dec 08, 2003 at 20:57
I have a similar setup, but with the switch inside the back door, I use 4mm cable, and have no worries - the swith I use is rated for 20amps so 55 W is no worries - see above
Cheers, Alex.
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