grazza
Newly Enlightened
Hi all,
I am after some advice on a camping light I have knocked up.
I have a LED light strip to use camping, to hang under a tarp for use at night, cooking, etc.
I also have a Makita 18V (Li-ion) jobsite radio which I have added some 12V power outlets after installing a buck circuit to bring the 18V down to 12V. I imagine these Makita batteries will run the low-powered light strip for quite some time.
However I am concerned that there is potential for the light strip to drag the battery down too low and may risk damaging the battery. The buck circuit will cutout when the input = output so at 12V input. This may be too low.
I dont know the configuration of the 18V battery - perhaps a number of 18650's and I dont know if they are protected.
Any thoughts?
The Makita radio is really rugged and looked to be a good way of having some music but mainly as a portable power source for this light.
I am after some advice on a camping light I have knocked up.
I have a LED light strip to use camping, to hang under a tarp for use at night, cooking, etc.
I also have a Makita 18V (Li-ion) jobsite radio which I have added some 12V power outlets after installing a buck circuit to bring the 18V down to 12V. I imagine these Makita batteries will run the low-powered light strip for quite some time.
However I am concerned that there is potential for the light strip to drag the battery down too low and may risk damaging the battery. The buck circuit will cutout when the input = output so at 12V input. This may be too low.
I dont know the configuration of the 18V battery - perhaps a number of 18650's and I dont know if they are protected.
Any thoughts?
The Makita radio is really rugged and looked to be a good way of having some music but mainly as a portable power source for this light.