sld
Veteran Member
I thought about posting this in the owning / operating forum but I feel there are dedicated Ford experts here.
I have added 2 lights to the top of the roll bar on my Ford 1210. They are rated at 55 watts. First question, is that 55 watts per pair generally, or each?
I have a 35 amp heavy duty alternator according to the owner's manual and the only other lights are the factory head lights. I am not sure exactly what these are rated at but they are a standard twist in automotive style bulb and not near as bright as the auxilliary lights.
Second question is whether I am taxing my alternator by running all 4 of these or not. They way I have them wired is the lights on the roll bar don't get power until I turn on the factory headlights which are wired thru the key switch.
Just plugging in the numbers for worst case is 220 watts divided by 12 volts only equals 18.33 or so amps. I am using 16 gauge wiring for all.
Do you see any issues? At idle, the engine will slow down some when I turn them all on but at 1500 or more rpm's I don't notice anything.
Thanks for the advice.
I have added 2 lights to the top of the roll bar on my Ford 1210. They are rated at 55 watts. First question, is that 55 watts per pair generally, or each?
I have a 35 amp heavy duty alternator according to the owner's manual and the only other lights are the factory head lights. I am not sure exactly what these are rated at but they are a standard twist in automotive style bulb and not near as bright as the auxilliary lights.
Second question is whether I am taxing my alternator by running all 4 of these or not. They way I have them wired is the lights on the roll bar don't get power until I turn on the factory headlights which are wired thru the key switch.
Just plugging in the numbers for worst case is 220 watts divided by 12 volts only equals 18.33 or so amps. I am using 16 gauge wiring for all.
Do you see any issues? At idle, the engine will slow down some when I turn them all on but at 1500 or more rpm's I don't notice anything.
Thanks for the advice.