Re: [MV] 12v froma 24 system

I like the idea of LED's, but they are mucho money. I have relays to handle
the switching of 12v for the lights, my main question was, would the light
and brake draw bee too large for taping the one battery?

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Shoop [mailto:shoop19@brick.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 9:39 AM
To: Mike Maynard
Subject: Re: [MV] 12v froma 24 system

Convert to 36 volt LEDs.......several lighting companys sell them in a 9 to
24 to 36 combo voltage range. Make an adaptor plug to the 24 volt truck, a
pigtail if you will that adapts to the 12 volt trailer plug......that will
do it......

For brakes, run a line from a brake controller switch yhat you iinstall on
the host truck, then to a solonoid.....then tap one battery on the truck to
supply the brake voltage through the solonoid to the trailer brakes.....

LEDs rule!

[url]http://members.aol.com/tmimfg/[/url]

[url]http://ledmuseum.home.att.net/ledleft.htm[/url]

Check out manufacturers specs..Grote is one..there are many.

Jon



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Maynard" <mike@wesleyscott.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 7:14 AM
Subject: [MV] 12v froma 24 system

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> I know this has been beat to death... but I need to run a 12v trailer with
> brakes on my deuce. Is this too much of a draw to tap the middle of the
> batteries? I don't tow it very often at all, and never real far, but with
> officer friendly around here, I really need to run the lights. ;-)
>
> Mike
>
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