How much can 12V hold?
NuEra
08-28-2002, 12:52 AM
I want to splice something again into my 12V power outlet wire and I'm wondering if its gonna get overloaded. So far I have an RPM switch and a single LED running off it. Now I want to put another single LED and maybe my indiglo gauges. Will this be too much? Is it just the indiglos that might be too much? thanks.
Whitey001
08-28-2002, 01:03 AM
Depends on the fuse rating from the +12 leg u are coming off of. If its just strait from the battery it should work.:flash:
NuEra
08-28-2002, 01:07 AM
No its not, its literally from the wire in the back of the power outlet.
ci5ic
08-28-2002, 02:41 AM
You're typical LED draws about .02 Amps (20mA) which is like nothing... I wouldn't really worry about it.
NuEra
08-28-2002, 05:07 PM
What about the indiglos?
swedish
08-28-2002, 05:14 PM
well, it should say on the box how much power they draw, but even if it doesn't, it should be fine, think about it this way, cell phones, pagers and watches have indiglo, if a watch battery can handle indiglo, there should be no problem for a car, plus indiglo's probably draw the same or even less power than the stock lighting
NuEra
08-28-2002, 05:17 PM
Originally posted by swedish
well, it should say on the box how much power they draw, but even if it doesn't, it should be fine, think about it this way, cell phones, pagers and watches have indiglo, if a watch battery can handle indiglo, there should be no problem for a car, plus indiglo's probably draw the same or even less power than the stock lighting
OK, but do you think that wire can handle everything?
well, it should say on the box how much power they draw, but even if it doesn't, it should be fine, think about it this way, cell phones, pagers and watches have indiglo, if a watch battery can handle indiglo, there should be no problem for a car, plus indiglo's probably draw the same or even less power than the stock lighting
OK, but do you think that wire can handle everything?
dfarres
08-28-2002, 07:00 PM
if ur really worried about ur power connections i would get some supplys together and create a new power distribution system 4 all ur gadgets. Like run a new power wire from ur batt. to a fused distribution block and run 1 lead to ur LED's & 1 to ur indiglos & so on, sorta like ur own personal fuse panel.
PaulD
08-28-2002, 10:05 PM
that's what I did in the rex ..... I put it on a panel behind the glove box, then cut the back of the glovebox out. There are three X 6 place fuse blocks (one for const +12V, switched +12V, and lights) and a barrier strip for the gnd wires. The 12 Sw & the lights use a regualr bosch style relay, so the draw on the cars interior electronics is very minimal.
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