Ok so I have a round 5 post trailer plug on my suburban and trailer.........I am going to put 2 lights in my trailer, each only require 6v each. The question is how do I reduce 12v to 6v so I dont burn up these lights? Basicly I am going to run 12v to the trailer then put in a switch to operate the lights then from the lights I will go to each light. Any ideas or things I should change?

 

why not just use 12 volt lights?

 

lol i knew that was gonna be said...............I got these free and im cheap...lol.........just tryin to save money

 

Can you run them in series to handle the 12 volts?

 

Thats what I was thinking but wanted some other input and maybe other ideas...I will look into it and see what I can do

 

Probably the cheapest way to do it is to put a resistor in series with the bulb. If you measure the resistance of the bulb and and put a resistor in series with the same resistance, you should drop 1/2 the voltage across the resistor and 1/2 across the bulb. Of course, you have to get a resistor with a high enough wattage to handle the current. Give me the resistance and I can give you the wattage you need. It would be a whole lot cheaper and easier to get a 12v bulb. Good luck.

 

Are the fixtures set up for 6 Volt or is it just teh bulbs? If it is just the bulbs then put 12 volt bulbs in the fixtures.

 

The fixtures are set up for 6v. But I did find some LED lights I think Im gonna get instead. But I still may wanna go this route.

 

Before you think cheap think dependable, nothing is worse than to be on the road

and start blowing fuses and repairing wiring problems with trailers and your tow vehicle.

Can the 6 volt idea and just use 12 volts and save yourself a lot of grief latter.

vp

 

Go with LEDs. Much brighter and efficient.