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| | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 105 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 105 | Any idea how I can pull my trailer that is set up with 12 volt LED lights with my 54 chevy that is 6 volts. I don't want to change lights as I pull it with my other pickup too. Didn't know if there is a voltage reducer that I could put inline at the back of the truck or not. Thanks mark | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Have you tried it? It should work but the lights will be dimmer. You would need to increase the voltage not reduce it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 105 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 105 | I ment to say increase it. Tried a little last nite but was getting tired. I wasn't sure if it would work and wanted to get someone else's take on it.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | You can buy step ups that raise 6v to 12v for low amperage applications. Chevs of the 40s sells them for about $100 and there's a guy on ebay selling them for about $60.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | Its a buck-boost voltage regulator, also known as a DC-DC converter. They pull more current as the voltage drops to maintain output voltage.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | This would get rather complicated because then you would have to feed your turn signals separately with the 12 volts and you would still have a problem with the signals on the truck. Probably the easiest solution is to use a set of temporary trailer lights and change the bulbs to 6v. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 | I'd try it. I've pulled 12v trailers with my 6v truck, but they had incandescent bulbs. I was actually surprised at how well it worked, I figured that the lights would be very dim, but were as least as bright as the ones on my truck, and in fact the flasher still clicked at the normal rate.
I'm not sure how the LEDs would react, but give it a try, and let us know!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 105 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 105 | i tried it and the taillights work good but the signals are very very weak at best. just barely blink. so the next night i took some 1/8 sheet metal cut out 2 round holes and welded them on the back of the trailer and installed 2 new lights and installed 6 volt light bulbs and away i went. no problems. if i need to use them with the other truck for now i will just change the bulbs. i will wait till spring to mess with it. i've read somewhere i might need a stronger turn signal flasher for LED's.
I hate doing much when it is 10degrees out. but i have been working on my truck getting other stuff done that needs to be done. bbbuuuurrr. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | The handy thing about working in the cold is you don't feel the "busted knuckles" until you are warming up in the house! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 105 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 105 | The handy thing about working in the cold is you don't feel the "busted knuckles" until you are warming up in the house!  you can say that again. still working on one i got from hooking up the wiper motor a couple weeks ago | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1 | working in the cold is you don't feel the "busted knuckles" until you are warming up in the house! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- led strip lights 12vLED Panel Light wholesaleT5 LED Tube manufacturer
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