Led light bar

[Deedeelin1]

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[lewis]

I bought the square led lights for our desert run and they worked great. I have nothing but the standard equipment on the crush no alternator.

Lumen® - 27 Watt Square LED Off-Road Driving Light

http://http://www.carid.com/lumen/lu...t-9843954.html


Look at these,

Lewis

[Deedeelin1]

Thank you Lewis

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[beagle man]

Deedeelin1, I put a toggle switch on the brake cooling fan so I can shut it down when not needed. The magneto charging system on the Conquest is only 20 amps, that's only 240 watts. The fan draws 84 watts @ 7 amps. Add up the wattage and don't worry about the lumens. I forgot how many watts the factory lights draw, I think they were 35 watts a piece. The key is don't let it idle with the fan and lights on because it will run your battery down = no winch power. I learned this my first winter with it, picture 20 below on the wrong side of the river 5 miles from the truck stuck with no winch power because I let it idle with the lights on while shoveling out a snow drift I couldn't drive over on my way out. steep learning curve on power management lol. I'm getting the alternator kit for my little putt putt and then bring on the lights, bells' and whisles. By the way the champion plugs has it purring like a kitten.

[Deedeelin1]

Fan Switch

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[Twizted1]

I got a cheap Chinese led light bar off ebay for $125. Has been working great for over a year now. I also have my frame fan on a switch. I did it mostly for winching and starting in cold weather. I don't have an alternator kit. But haven't really had the need as of yet. I also keep mine on a trickle charger when ever I'm close to electric.

[Deedeelin1]

Rigid

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[phabib]

A typical LED will generate about 100 lumens per Watt. If your light bar doesn't provide an Amp or Watt number that can provide you with a number to estimate with. You don't care about lumens, you only care about Watts or Amps. Watts divided by Volts (12) = Amps.

The size of your alternator is what matters, not the battery. Picture the alternator as a faucet feeding power into a bucket (the battery). If you draw power out faster than the faucet can fill it, you will run out. The size of the bucket just dictates how long it will take, but it will happen.

[phabib]

One other thing, how about putting that fan on a thermostat so that it will only kick on when needed?

[Deedeelin1]

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[Twizted1]

Would be difficult to wire it to a thermostat. Besides, if your using the brakes, you need the fan. But when your winching out, at idol, or starting the machine you don't need the blower on. But you do need the amp the the fan is pulling to go to what ever other fast you have gong on.

[srfnson]

What I did on my bigfoot was to replace the factory lightbulbs that were 37W each with 10w led bulbs then put a 60W LED bar on the bushguard. The led bulbs are quite dim but the lightbar is very bright and provides all the light I need. I also put a small led light on the rear.

This is the lightbar I used in the flood beam version.

Eventually I put the alternator in so wattage use isn't as big of a concern.

[Deedeelin1]

Head Lights

Hey Son, I have thought about the LED Head Light Bulb to replace the ones I have in there now. That is a great idea. I also was and am looking for a clear glass to replace the frosted plastic lens. Clear would really help with the light. No luck with that. For now I will leave the head lights off and just will run the LED Light Bar. Did not know about the Thermostat, thank you T1 for answering. Like the Fan Switch, LED light Bulbs. My brush guard that I ordered is somewhere in the snow storm up north, will have to wait to measure what I want when it gets here. Thank you

[Deedeelin1]

Brush guard came in today. Not a bad looking Guard. Will accept a 15 in light bar. Now I find one that fits. Just a update, the brush guard is the only one that they sell for a 2002 Argo Conquest. It is not Heavy duty by no means, but it does look nice.

[shot410ga]

So, where did you get the brush guard?