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butcher_block

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got to thinking how much could i get away with making a light bar of LEDs
could i power like 10 or more 3w ers or something and set them up with a little throw but more flood as i just need to see deer before they hit my truck
also i dont realy want the super big reflectors and i know thats where the throw is but after seein how much reach some leds are getting
could it be worth a shot
i also have to make moving covers as PA law said somthing about having to be covered at all times
well i dont get out the truck every night to take them off for the 1/2 mile drive way drive
so any thoughts on this would be welcomed
butch
 

Ken_McE

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>got to thinking how much could i get away with making a light bar of LEDs

Where would you mount it?

>could i power like 10 or more 3w ers or something

No problem. Just get a current regulator to protect them from the wilds of your trucks electrical system.

>and set them up with a little throw but more flood as
>i just need to see deer before they hit my truck

Sounds kind of like a fog light.

>also i dont realy want the super big reflectors and i know thats
>where the throw is but after seein how much reach some leds
>are getting could it be worth a shot

I say yes.

>i also have to make moving covers as PA law said somthing
>about having to be covered at all times

I think if they are below the top of the hood they can be uncovered. Up on the roof needs covers on public roads.

>well i dont get out the truck every night to take them
>off for the 1/2 mile drive way drive

Who would?

>so any thoughts on this would be welcomed

Build Pics. We wanna' see build pics.
 

butcher_block

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i have a light bar now i just dont like the 2 big dumb lights they work well but hey there about 2x the size i want and making moving covers will be easer on a smaller light set
is that making any cents
 
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