11-27-2012, 08:01 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Hernando
Posts: 54
|
Series headlights
On a cart with 6 8volts, can you wire 2 12volt lights in series across 3 of the batteries? If not why?
|
Today | |
Sponsored Links
__________________
This advertising will not be shown in this way to registered members. Register your free account today and become a member on Buggies Gone Wild Golf Cart Forum |
|
11-27-2012, 08:42 PM | #2 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Hartland, WI
Posts: 108
|
Re: Series headlights
No, you will be putting 24 volts to both 12 volt lights. Many people are running 12 volt lights off of 2 8 volt batteries (16V total). It generally will work but will shorten the life of the bulbs. Your best bet, which I am sure you already know, is to add a voltage reducer. You can go 48V to 12V or go 16V to 12V, with the latter being a little cheaper.
Whatever you decide to do, test it with a volt meter prior to sending power to the lights. |
11-27-2012, 09:12 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Hernando
Posts: 54
|
Re: Series headlights
Thanks for the info
|
11-27-2012, 09:14 PM | #4 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Bunnell, Florida
Posts: 2,408
|
Re: Series headlights
Yes! It's not really good for your batteries, but you could switch sets every now and then. I did the same thing on a 36V cart using the entire battery pack and an ignition ballast resistor. I have since bought 48V bulbs ( H3's ) as I'm going to do a 48V conversion pretty soon. Actually the 48V lamps are plenty bright enough using 36V ( at least for my use, anyway! )
@ Jason, he said he was going to series the bulbs which will be 24V, at least that's what I understood his question to mean. :) |
11-27-2012, 10:33 PM | #5 |
Not Yet Wild
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Hernando
Posts: 54
|
Re: Series headlights
Yes, for some reason I was thinking each light would use 12 of the 24 and be ok. Then I could save the converter money. I will probably just give the 16 on parallel and have bright lights. Bulbs are cheap.
|
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Club Car Series Controller + EZGO Series Wound Motor | Electric Club Car | |||
Headlights | Electric EZGO | |||
headlights on G9 | Gas Yamaha | |||
headlights set up | Electric EZGO | |||
6x6V series or 2x3x12V Series/parallel | Electric golf carts |