Auxiliary Lighting

[climbingnut]

Ok, silly question time...

Can you fit a 12v light fitting, normally designed for use in bathrooms and kitchens (which would in that instance require a transformer), into a Bongo wired up as you would any other 12v light?

Car specific 12v lights appear to be quite expensive, while 12v domestic lights can be had for around a fiver.

E.g. http://www.toplightco.com/acatalog/Whol ... __538.html

Ta!

P.S. Looking forward to losing our collective Bongo Big Bash virginity this June!

[mikeWalsall]

Any 12 volt would be fine .. in particular LED types as they are very low consumption .. designed for DC current and work well from a car battery ..

Loads on ebay like .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-X-MR11-G4-1 ... 27af95391d

[climbingnut]

Thanks Mike,
That's good news. I found MR11 G4 warm LED light bulbs on eBay, which was what got me thinking. At 12v and 1W, 21 LEDs warm light at 2800-3000K and only £2.39ea incl P&P, they seemed ideal.

I couldn't think of a reason why they wouldn't work, but car electrics just seem a little strange to me sometimes.

All I need now is to fit a leisure battery etc!

[Simon Jones]

Worth reading the comment here about using 12v LEDs in a vehicle:

http://www.reuk.co.uk/buy-12-VOLT-REGULATOR.htm

"These bulbs have a working voltage of 10.5-13.5 Volts, so if they are directly connected to a 12V-rated lead acid battery, the bulbs could easily be damaged by the 13.5V+ voltage of a fully charged or under-charge battery."