flyingvranch
Newly Enlightened
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- Mar 8, 2013
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I currently have a 12 volt solar panel system wired throughout my cabin. The battery voltage runs from 12.2 volts up to 14.4 volts depending on if it is daylight and the panels are charging the batteries. For battery equalization voltages I shut down all the lights for safety as the voltage usually runs up to 15.5 volts for several hours. ( I only do this once a month anyway)
I found some nice under counter puck led lights at HD that run off 110 volt AC through a transformer that produces 30 volts DC output that then powers 3 pucks that are wired in series. I disassembled the lights and powered each one individually using a 12 volt dc bench power supply and they seem to work fine. My question is can I rewire 3 of these pucks in parallel to each other and then power them directly from my 12 volt dc system? This seems like a simple question but I have searched the forum till I am blue in the face and can't seem to find the answers. I am a complete novice concerning drivers etc. I am well versed on solar power however and I just need to see if I can get these lights to work for my particular application. Thank you very much in advance!
I found some nice under counter puck led lights at HD that run off 110 volt AC through a transformer that produces 30 volts DC output that then powers 3 pucks that are wired in series. I disassembled the lights and powered each one individually using a 12 volt dc bench power supply and they seem to work fine. My question is can I rewire 3 of these pucks in parallel to each other and then power them directly from my 12 volt dc system? This seems like a simple question but I have searched the forum till I am blue in the face and can't seem to find the answers. I am a complete novice concerning drivers etc. I am well versed on solar power however and I just need to see if I can get these lights to work for my particular application. Thank you very much in advance!