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AMP draw for handheld spotlight?
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duckhunter888
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:44 pm Posts: 828 Location: North Texas
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 AMP draw for handheld spotlight?
How many amps will a 1 million candle light handheld spotlight draw on 12V plug? Looking at installing an electrical distribution switch panel with breakers and want to be sure my breaker is big enough. Thanks in advance.
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Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:19 am |
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SMartin
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Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:58 am Posts: 179 Location: Northwest, AR
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 Re: AMP draw for handheld spotlight?
Divide the wattage of your device by the voltage of your system to calculate the amperage draw. (Watts/voltage=amperage). For example: a 55 watt light would draw a little over 4.5 amps on a 12 volt circuit. (55/12=4.583)
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Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:32 pm |
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keys1222
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Joined: Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:42 pm Posts: 321 Location: Salina, KS
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 Re: AMP draw for handheld spotlight?
this will help out with wire size that you need http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
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Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:52 am |
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postalpaul
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Joined: Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:25 pm Posts: 1935 Location: Kaufman- TEXAS
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 Re: AMP draw for handheld spotlight?
Ok if you use Ohm's law (w=E/I) 1000000/12v=83333.00 amps!? I would say 15 amps is good enough---look at it like this I have seen many people out coyote hunting running a 1000000 candle power spotlight with a 12v cigg. lighter it is usually fused at 15 amps.
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Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:57 pm |
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brlcla
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 955 Location: Lake Charles, LA
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duckhunter888
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:44 pm Posts: 828 Location: North Texas
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 Re: AMP draw for handheld spotlight?
I am going to go with a switch panel with (6) 10amp circuits.
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Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:20 pm |
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