Is there a way to power the light from like a deep cell battery while on my boat?
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Wow, that is a good question. I have not used any other battery besides the lithium rechargeable battery it comes with and I am not sufficiently "geeky" to feel confident advising you about this.
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Sorry no you can not I have it connected to a marine battery then an inverter
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I don't believe that you can. I always remove my batteries when not in use. It helps you locate it in the dark and uses very little power.
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I found this link on Instructables to make a high efficiency voltage regulator that will give you more power to charge and operate things. It's a little bit more complex, but there are schematics and step by step directions. You could probably make it with a trip to Radio Shack or an order from one of the online electronics suppliers (Digi Key, Newark, etc.)http://bit.ly/1CJj3CAI'll try to make one because I ride a ton at night and this time of year it's dark a lot.
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I use mine in my boat to run a acquarium aireator to keep bait alive. lasts several days before the battery needs charging.
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If you know nothing about this, maybe you shouldn't own a boat! The short answer is NO, you wire it in with your boat battery.
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Yes this will work. You will need a solar panel that will recharge the battery draw (you can calculate this from the watt output of different panels) and a battery large enough to provide the current draw without getting below 10.5 before it gets recharged by the panel. You also would want a marine style deep cycle or at least a start/deep cycle combo battery. Remember that solar panels and batteries are not 100% efficient so calculate the load accordingly. All that said I do just this on my boat along with running additional DC loads and don't need to run my aux engine to recharge the hose bank while at anchor. Yes this will work. You will need a solar panel that will recharge the battery draw (you can calculate this from the watt output of different panels) and a battery large enough to provide the current draw without getting below 10.5 before it gets recharged by the panel. You also would want a marine style deep cycle or at least a start/deep cycle combo battery. Remember that solar panels and batteries are not 100% efficient so calculate the load accordingly. All that said I do just this on my boat along with running additional DC loads and don't need to run my aux engine to recharge the hose... » Read More Yes this will work. You will need a solar panel that will recharge the battery draw (you can calculate this from the watt output of different panels) and a battery large enough to provide the current draw without getting below 10.5 before it gets recharged by the panel. You also would want a marine style deep cycle or at least a start/deep cycle combo battery. Remember that solar panels and batteries are not 100% efficient so calculate the load accordingly. All that said I do just this on my boat along with running additional DC loads and don't need to run my aux engine to recharge the hose bank while at anchor. « Show Less
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I this panel on my sailboat along with a charge controller to charge a car battery for boat power. It puts out more than enough power to keep the battery charged. I was able to use this electrical setup to power LED lighting, a 400W DC to AC inverter, a GPS, a bilge pump, cell phone chargers, etc. This panel is ideal for boats, campers, and other situations that require portable power.
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Yeah. If the battery gets used up just plug it via usb to your computer, 115vac, car usb converter...Lights go all disco too. Pretty cool imho
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I don't believe so, a returned ours because there was no adapter available to power the device using or boat. It is meant to be used with the monitoring system that the company sells. :-(
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I wouldn't use it for that purpose exactly. The electrical draw of the motor would exceed the capacity of the panel to recharge while in use. However, you could use the panel to charge the battery when not in active use on the boat.
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Many years ago i was told in powering my boat, any solar panel 50 watts or less would be ok without a controller. Over that and it may fry the battteries. Yes you can godirect, but you have to moniter and be tne controller.
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Yes, I would think you could run the Cree 10Watt LED light from that battery -- for how long I don't know but the 10 watts is a much lower draw than incandesent or halogen style light of similar light output.
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On a small 12V incandescent light, polarity is not critical (positive and negative) to make it light, what can become important in a marine environment is corrosion from electrolysis. A good practice is to disconnect the battery when laying up the boat for any length of time.
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We just set this up on our boat, it has a centralized BATTERY connection on it. You will however have to wire each item (lights, horn, radio, etc) to the panel separately for each switch itself
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Yes you can; depending on what you plug in to it, the battery may drain quickly. E.g. a light bulb may be 60 watts; a microwave or toaster oven 1000 watts. Car batteries don't produce a lot of power; marine batteries are a little better. With the battery in the car, you can run the engine as a generator and re-charger.
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I'm not too sure. I'm just using the light with the photocell. I suppose you can cover the photocell with some dark tape allowing the light to be continuously on and operate it via a switch.