2010 UC ~ I have two 135W KC's leftover from another project and got to wondering.......??????......hmmmmmm
Any chance these might be able to help me on my rides through the mountains at night? I have the original complete wiring harness, switches, relay, in-line fuses, etc.
Has anyone done anything with this wattage/amp draw?
OR should I save these for another 4x4 project??

Thanks, 44 Dan

 

That's 23 amps draw on your charging system.

I wouldn't.

and keep in mind that "watts" is more about power consumption than light output= lumens.

we seem to be on the cusp of some great LED high lumen applications.

mike

 

Thanks mkguitar,
I just had these sitting around (new) and my fabricating mind took over. I fully agree about the LED's it's just that I don't have anything laying around...yet. that's more draw than was told to me by another (I'm not that techy)....thanks.

Re-Thinking This Lil'Project

 

current draw is calculated using ohm's law.

it is easy to remember that in a 12 volt system, 100 watts works out to 8.3 amp current draw.
and you add a bit for resistance in the wiring, switches and relay

ac/dc are the same--- in a 120 volt system, 1000 watts is 8.3 A


there's an app for that; "electrical toolkit" for iphone

mike

 

It's watts divided by volts equals amps.
Example: 1200 watts at 120 volts is 10 amps.