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#98819 01/09/2007 2:08 AM | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 125 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 125 | I just bought a spotlight off ebay and it is in pretty good shape. I have a 6/12v battery charger and used it to test the bulb. The bulb lit up, just not very bright. I tried to test it in the spotlight with the switch. I attached the spotlight wires to the bulb and then attached the charger to the lead wire: black wire to the lead wire and red I just touched to the light assembly for the ground. I flipped the switch and nothing happened. Am I testing it right? If I am, is it probably the switch? or something along the way? Where does the power go through from the handle to the head? maybe that point is rusty or something? Any ideas please...
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#98820 01/10/2007 2:00 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 613 | the charger may not had enough amperage for a spot light.try hooking it to a battery. | | |
#98821 01/10/2007 2:38 AM | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Could be corrosion/dirt on the switch itself inside thats not making contact. Or even the contacts that touch the bulb? Havent had my spotlight apart yet.
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#98822 01/10/2007 3:03 AM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | It will take more AMPS to run the light at it's full brightness.Could be 30 AMP circuit. | | |
#98823 01/15/2007 4:56 AM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 187 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 187 | Ditto on amps. It's a charger, not a battery. | | |
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