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segleski · 10-31-2006, 11:21 AM

Hey i was wondering if i want to add an extra light lets say an L.E.D. tube on my sled but it dosent have a battery and i want to run it with the other lights on the sled how and where would i connect my extra light ?

NorthernGuy · 10-31-2006, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by segleski

Hey i was wondering if i want to add an extra light lets say an L.E.D. tube on my sled but it dosent have a battery and i want to run it with the other lights on the sled how and where would i connect my extra light ?

Do you know if the light is DC or AC compatible? Most LED's are exactly what they say, a light emiting diode, a diode only let's electricity run one way so you would need to have something converting the sleds AC to DC (recitfier bridge) in order to not blow the LED's, unless the led bar has a pre-built in one. I could be wrong on this but from what I've researched this is what I've found with batteryless sleds.

||AlpineStars|| · 10-31-2006, 11:51 AM

It should be that way yes =) most motors have a (recitfier bridge) ( that i hope is Likriktare in swedish

? ) a thing that converts AC do DC, then u might need a Spänningsregulator, that keep the voltage near 12.

||AlpineStars|| · 10-31-2006, 11:53 AM

The most led's are DC.. would be nice to find one with prebuilt (recitfier bridge).. Have never seen one like that though

dobbs · 10-31-2006, 07:52 PM

I thought LEDS had to run off DC so i went and built a rectifer. Before I hooked it up I wired the lights to the sleds AC power in an extra plug jack and it worked just fine.

They were cheap "pod" type LEDs with 4 bulbs i got on ebay

I don't know why it works, and technically it shouldn't work but it does work.

headbanger7483 · 10-31-2006, 08:09 PM

that looks awesome was it hard to install?

dobbs · 10-31-2006, 08:28 PM

simple, there are little tiny bolts that hold the pods to the tunnel and I wire loomed all the wires so you can't tell i added anything unless you really study it.

Snowmobiles · 10-31-2006, 08:58 PM

How did you get the picture of your sled with the leds on it. Once I know how to put it on I will put a picture of my sled with leds on it.

dobbs · 10-31-2006, 09:14 PM

How did i take the picture or how did i put in this post?

I hopped off the sled while it was running and took a picture with my hand over the flash.

Snowmobiles · 10-31-2006, 09:41 PM

How you got the picture on the post

dobbs · 10-31-2006, 09:50 PM

You need to have the images hosted on the web some place.
maybe someone else here can give you a site ( i run my own)
Then use the

button and paste the url in there

or try this to get this site to host the file

http://www.snowmobileforum.com-techn...-pictures.html

Snowmobiles · 10-31-2006, 09:53 PM

I just put under my name and ill change iot back later

Snowmobiles · 10-31-2006, 09:55 PM

I meant ill change it back later

NorthernGuy · 10-31-2006, 10:01 PM

I use ImageShack® - Hosting , it's free and you can post up to 1.5mb sized pics

headbanger7483 · 10-31-2006, 10:05 PM

was there a certain name for the LEDs or anything?

dobbs · 10-31-2006, 10:55 PM

snowmobiles, is English your 1st language?
I am being serious, not an a-hole.

LED on ebay
eBay Motors: RED LED KIT 4 LEDs POD Trailer/Motorcycle/Tail light (item 180045012503 end time Nov-01-06 20:09:41 PST)

||AlpineStars|| · 11-01-2006, 09:43 AM

Well, it's not diffucult to install leds on a snowmobile =) have also
thought about it. But u still feel that if u need to screw a whole.
That u ruin ur sled JUST a bit

On my old one i installed a "fake" neon light =)

dobbs · 11-01-2006, 09:57 AM

I understand what you are saying about drilling holes. If the sled was a 2007 instead of a 1997 I wouldn't have done it.

The guy that recommended the LEDs to me mounted them in the same place on a rev w/ strong double sided tape and snuck the wires thru an existing hole.

headbanger7483 · 11-01-2006, 10:53 AM

hey dobbs did they fry your wiring or cause any problems? I was thinking about adding it to my arctic cat (green lights of course) One pod each side? Can you turn it off or is it always on? I'm just curious because I don't want to cause any electrical problems or anything Thanks...nice sled btw

dobbs · 11-01-2006, 10:57 AM

No problems at all. LEDs draw so little it doesn't dim the headlight and nothing fried.

I forgot, i put a switch on the panel by the pull chord to turn them off.