blue light special - Page 2

captpete13 · #11 08-24-2009, 06:51 AM

yes they are 12 volt.

reelapeelin · #12 08-24-2009, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by captpete13

it was leftover from a job. A customer with a 31 Contender had me install this under the gunnals around the entire boat. I had about 8' leftover that made its way onto my boat. All I had to buy was two power chords to connect the rope lights to a power source. I used zip ties with screwholes to fasten it to the inner top of the rod box. Then I wired them both to a common switch. Now I just need some matching underwater lights.

I keep wantin' to replace the insert in my rub-rail w/rope lights...I think it'd look pretty cool goin' across the water at night...and then if you could make the lights "chase" around the boat!!..oooeee...it'd look like a freakin' UFO!!

Sure would increase nighttime visibility on the water...

Blue_Runner · #13 08-24-2009, 09:08 AM

Unidentified Floating Object

RABBITFISH · #14 08-24-2009, 07:44 PM

http://www.coastalnightlights.com/

Have you checked out this site.....He has a lot of cool stuff.......

turbinedoctor · #15 08-25-2009, 12:46 AM

SWEEEEEEEEET. Thats my favorite color. I would like those same lights in mine one day. I was reading about them a while back and they were saying that you need a resistor to limit the voltage to a certian range so they dont blow.

Did you add any resistor, how did you wire them?

Turbo

captpete13 · #16 08-25-2009, 08:28 PM

they are wired directly to 12 volts. no resister was necessary. I just cut it to length and connect to power.