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converting
a 240volt fluro
to
12volt
Someone mentioned to me that a 240volt fluro
converted to be used for 12volt use made a good camp light. I
thought that was a great idea & now run two of these in camp. I
haven’t seen anything brighter on our trips. The fluro gives more
overall light then a LED & uses 1.3 amps.
I found the conversion simple to make. When dismantling the fluro,
take a note of how its wired. There will be two pairs of wires, one
for either end of the fluro holder. Cut the wires at the 240volt
circuit board and throw that board away. Make sure the fluro is
not plugged into 240volt.
The power source comes from the cigarette plug through to the new
fluro inverter circuit board. This must have the polarity correctly
connected & has positive and negative marked on it. Then connect the
wires that go to the fluro holders, keeping the pairs together as
seen in the pictures. All connections should be soldered and
insulated.
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parts |
cost |
| one foot
weatherproof fluro batten with 18watt tube |
$50
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| 4 metre length twin
core wire from Supercheap Auto |
$10 |
| inline switch from
Ebay |
$2 |
| cigarette plug with
LED indicator and built in 2amp fuse from eBay |
2 for
$8 |
| Fluro inverter from
Sundriven Brisbane, 12volt 20watt |
$40
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wiring route |
fluro inverter |
thanks to Mark for sharing this
idea
november 2012
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