The strips shown here are segmented in 5cm and 10cm lengths, each segment containing 3 LEDs. The segments are marked by metal contact pads and sometimes have a scissors icon screen printed right on them (love those!).
They are sold on reels and can be cut into small segments. They are controlled differently, so it's good to know which one you need for your project.Īnalog strips come in mono (one color) or RGB (full color spectrum). Caveat emptor is the name of the game on eBay.There are two basic kinds of LED strips, analog and digital. Of course, you won't get brand names and you may well get junk, but that is the chance you take. Expect something on the order of 300 to 400 dollars.Īlternatively, go on eBay and search for 12 volt power supplies, Getting a supply direct from China will set you back about 150 bucks. Go to any online electrical distributor such as digikey, Mouser, Allied or Newark and search on power supplies. The wiring is quite short, so the cable losses aren't too bad, and since the cable harness is fixed in place its weight and stiffness really don't matter.Īs for finding a power supply, that is easy enough. Historically most vehicles have run off 12 volt batteries, so making a vehicle winch run at 12 volts also is a good idea. The big exception is appliances for vehicles, such as the winch you bought. Such wires are expensive, heavy and stiff. Providing wires for 60 amps is not a lot of fun. As a result, 1 HP motors are most commonly run at considerably higher voltages. In general, electrical power is most efficiently transmitted at high voltage and low current. I suggest you look for 12 volt DC power supply instead of converter. If you might want to use the winch with just a car, then the former is probably the better tradeoff.
#CONVERT 12F AUTO CONNECTOR TO 110V PLUS#
You will have to decide for yourself whether a 12 V winch plus car battery plus charger is cheaper or otherwise better for you than a 120 VAC winch. If the winch ever gets stalled, it will probably draw, or try to draw, more than 60 A. Electric motors draw a lot more current when starting or when stalled.
#CONVERT 12F AUTO CONNECTOR TO 110V FULL#
When the winch isn't pulling with its full force, it isn't drawing the full 60 A from the battery either.Īlso note that this 700 W is the continuous rating.
In the long run, you're not going to run the winch continuously, so this system will probably work well enough.Īnother thing to consider is that even though the winch may be rated for 700 W, it's not going to draw all that except under full load. The battery should be able to run the winch for minutes at least while sourcing 40 A. That means the battery is being discharged by 40 A whenever the winch is running, then charged with 20 A as soon as the winch is shut off. The charger won't be able to keep up with the current demand of the winch when on, but it will charge the battery to catch up whenever the winch is off. You get a 12 V, or "12 V battery charger" power supply, and connect it to the battery. If you want to be able to use this winch sometimes at home and sometimes with a car, then dedicating a 12 V car battery for it at home is one way to go. That's much more manageable with common cables and with less loss. At 110 V, it only takes 6.4 A to deliver 700 W. This is why winches of this power are 12 V only when they are for automobile systems where that's the only option. That's going to require a thick and expensive cable, and/or significant losses in the cable, and/or a short cable.
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