On my Maxum, there's an unused switch labeled ACY that is already wired to a 5A fuse in the fuse box. I just connected them to the output of that switch.
I had been looking for lights for quite a while. Thanks for the thread. I got the red ones. I was afraid that the other colors would effect my night vision. Red lights were all we used on the bridge of the ships I was on. I will get some pictures after I get them installed.
On my Maxum, there's an unused switch labeled ACY that is already wired to a 5A fuse in the fuse box. I just connected them to the output of that switch.
If you aren't in a hurry to buy, look for LED rope lights around Christmas time and see if they can be cut and run on 12 volt. Then wait until after Christmas when the lights go on sale. You can get a lot for cheap.
I bought one of those 120VAC rope lights to see how it would look in the boat, something like $2-3 on clearance. It had incandescent bulbs instead of LED's so no dice there. There maybe 120V LED rope lights, but not at Wally World last year.
Just sayin, check before you buy. I knew it wouldn't work with 12V, just wanted to see how it would look in the boat.
I looked for long 120vac LED rope lights a few years ago. The only large commercial chain that I could find them in was Target. They weren't cheap, until they were on sale after Christmas.
I had been looking for lights for quite a while. Thanks for the thread. I got the red ones. I was afraid that the other colors would effect my night vision. Red lights were all we used on the bridge of the ships I was on. I will get some pictures after I get them installed.
I tried some green ones from Ozium. Little bugs that look like miniature mayflies attacked them. They also screwed up my night vision but they weren't angled down enough. I'm gonna try red. I bought both. The thing about LEDs is the narrow spectrum of light they put out can be kinda creepy.
Just look on the iboats catalog pages and find an accessory switch the looks similar. You can just install it as an add on. You don't need a factory location to add lighting as long as it is fused and installed correctly.
You just made me think of a good use for those old stainless steel helm control cable cores I just couldn't throw away when I replaced the old Johnson with the Suzuki...
Plus I have been waiting for a chance to use the "lightbulb" icon LOL
I tried some green ones from Ozium. Little bugs that look like miniature mayflies attacked them. They also screwed up my night vision but they weren't angled down enough. I'm gonna try red. I bought both. The thing about LEDs is the narrow spectrum of light they put out can be kinda creepy.
NOw they are about $5 - $10 - I thought of trying this as I read an article about LEDs being of low-voltage and that 120V applications were stepped down in voltage and were also DC since they were diodes.
Well. I can tell you that the strand of 4.8 watt LED christmas lights I got from my local ACE Hardware do not work on 12V.
NOw they are about $5 - $10 - I thought of trying this as I read an article about LEDs being of low-voltage and that 120V applications were stepped down in voltage and were also DC since they were diodes.
Well. I can tell you that the strand of 4.8 watt LED christmas lights I got from my local ACE Hardware do not work on 12V.
The leds I have are 5 volt 25 mA. From what I've read about it hooking up a set up (transformer/resistors) ment for 120v AC will drop the output voltage to the Leds to low to illuminated them. Try wiring up the Leds directly to the 12v supply with a 680 ohm resistor inbetween.
