peabody

I put led floods in the exterior of my hatch for added reverse lite and work lights . My question is would it be safe to tap into the rear dome light for power . My thinking is it's a switched power source , ie turning the headlight switch to turn on rear dome lite .

Larry's XJ

What's the power draw of the lights and fuse on the circuit?

peabody

They are Nilight 16w LED

Specification:
LED Power: 16 W
Voltage: 10-32 V
LED: 4pcs*4W (CREE LED)
Beam: Flood beam
LED color temperature: 6000K
Working life: 30000 hours
Working temperature: -40~ 85℃
Waterproof rate: IP67
Material: 6063 aluminum profile, stainless steel bracket, PC Lens

There are two lites


I know diddly about electrics . Probably should be my sig line .

andrewmp6

http://www.agricover.com/images/ledl...ingDiagram.jpg

Larry's XJ

I feel your pain bro I'm not much better which is why I gave a safe answer. Was hoping others would chime in.
Seeing as these aren't known for robust wiring , plus having interior light on while trying to back up might be a problem. I would suggest a separate circuit and switch, just to be safe , IMHO.

BTW, it's sad that you had to get Politically Correct lenses.

ElMartillo

The amp draw of the lights is the important number. I put a single 18w LED flood on my rear bumper as a backup light, and was told it would be acceptable to power it from one of the stock backup lights' wiring, which I did. Would I run two of them like that? Not from a single power source such as the dome light. If you're really itching to use the dome light switch for your LEDs, the best way to do it is power a relay from your dome light, but power the lights from the battery, fused, through the relay.

peabody

Thanks for the help . The diagram was helpful . Not really itching for the dome , just a thought .
Thanks again

bryweb

Watts / Volts = amps, 16w / 12v = 1.25 amps is PROBABLY ok to add on your dome circuit safely, if in doubt you could run a relay that kicks on via Dome light power, that kicks another power source to power the other lights.

andrewmp6

If you want a switch panel http://www.prime4x4.com/shop/Switch-...-AT-Series.htm