<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Brian,</div><div>I have had at least 7 blow on me, but off higher voltage.</div><div>It may be that the load is on & the current surges in, or if there are adjustable</div><div>pots they may be set too high.</div><div>On higher powered lithium battery power supplies to motor controllers they quite</div><div>often have a pre charge resistor ( forget the other name for it) .</div><div>This lets charge trickle in & fill up the capacitors before full power is</div><div>put on the circuit. I have this on my 48V lithium battery pack, so does Hugh.</div><div>Alan.</div><div> <img src="cid:4BD6E997-7E61-4B8B-96AD-4D28D96066CE" alt="image1.JPG" id="4BD6E997-7E61-4B8B-96AD-4D28D96066CE"></div><div><br><br><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div><div><br>On 6/02/2018, at 12:10 PM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:10pt;"><div>Not exactly related but I just had a 12 vdc to 5vdc converter blow up on me. . Luckily I was just testing it , as soon as I connected the 12Vdc side it blew !</div><div> </div><div>Brian</div><div> </div><div><br><br>--- <a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br><br>From: Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] LED lights<br>Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 07:36:31 -1000<br><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hi Cliff,<div><br></div><div>Would love to see your LED set up especially since it seems to be working great for you. Here's my email address.</div><div><a href="mailto:satwelder@gmail.com">satwelder@gmail.com</a></div><div>Thanks</div></div><div><br><div>On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 4:28 PM, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div dir="ltr"><div>Rick, if you send me your email address, I will send you off line the plans for the 5K led lights I designed for my boat. These are designed to work of a 24V DC supply. I have had them in operation about a year and have been very happy with them. I have four on my boat.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Cliff</div></div><div><br><div><div><div>On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 3:06 PM, Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div><div><div dir="ltr">I have been experimenting with my LED exterior lights which is a field I know nothing about which makes it even that much more frustrating and wanted to get feedback from those who have had success so far using them.<div><br><div>I was planning on using incandescent lights but everyone I talk to say that LED is the only way to go. I guess my reasoning for staying with incandescent was that it was a no brainier for me but I liked what I heard about LED. I initially figured that if 10 lumans is good 10,000 is much better but I am finding out that once you get up to that high a luman, a lot of things kick in that you have to deal with!</div><div><br></div><div>I also am thinking that I can probably get away with a heck of a lot less lumans due to the visibility that we have here in Hawaii so maybe all I need are 5,000 luman lights which put out a lot less heat and don't have to deal with some of the issues that a 10,000 luman light would.</div></div><div><br></div><div>All input appreciated!</div><div>In the dark in Hawaii! not to mention fake missile alerts!!</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Rick</div></font></span></div>
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