Looking for LED lights to replace older 3x5 or 4x6 halogens

[chim]

Maxxima MWL42 LED front and rear with small cubes in FEL mounting tubes:

 

[chim]

Grote 63191 (?) incandescent. The darkish stripe in front of the tractor is a grassed-over driveway to the sheds:

 

[sixdogs]

Maxxima MWL42 LED front and rear with small cubes in FEL mounting tubes:

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Wow.

 

[TimP]

Another link - LED Tractor Lights: What You Need to Know
Super Bright LED's.

That's a good article.

Thanks for the link. !

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

I am going to replace the whole housing. I can't see the amp draw listed on any of the lights. My fuse for the lights I'm changing is 10 amp so I need to keep it under that. Where do I find this or how is it computed. I know draw is low on LED.

They tend to list the incandescent equivalent wattage for LED lights, and not the actual wattage. I added lights on my tiny truck, and used the stated wattages, to calculate Amp draw, and that to size wiring. Once I had them hooked up, I checked the amperage draw and it was about 25% of what it would be if they actually drew the wattage stated in the descriptions.

To calculate the amperage the equation is: Volts X Amps = Watts. Use the nominal 12-volts, not the 13.6-Volt fully charged battery state. Personally, just to make the math easy to do in my head and add a safety factor, I use 10-volts.

Hint, look at the factory wires coming out of the light, and they are too small if it were actually drawing the watts they state in their descriptions. Most lights have 20-Guage or smaller wiring, when if you looked at their listed wattage the minimum would be a 14-gauge.

 

[sixdogs]

When I pick the lights I'm going to post them for a double check of my math. LED's are so far advanced from the lights of 10 years ago that switching to them is a no-brainer.

Seeding with LED's is like driving in daylight compared with the old days. I used LED's last year and couldn't believe it.

 

[aircommuter]

You might try www.superbrightleds.com

 

[chim]

Just for kicks I checked the specs on four different LED work lights. It only made me more confident that my assumptions that either errors or skullduggery are a large part of the ratings just may be correct. The wattages listed/wattages calculated were 70/19.2 - 85/85.2 - 40/26.4 and (no wattage listed)/28.8. In the same order, the Lumens per Amp at 12V were 5250, 1725, 1818 and 875.

Although improvements are being made along the way and some degree of difference can exist I find it difficult to believe that an 8400 lumen light draws 1.6 amps while a 2100 lumen light draws 2.4 amps. Regardless of the games being played, just about any LED light is obnoxious when looking at it.

 

[airbiscuit]

The ratings run the gamut, and they are generally probably optimistic. A quick look at Amazon, they kinda run about 100ish lumens per watt. LEDs are obnoxious to look at, but great to work under.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Agreed. I bought a Makita impact gun advertised as new in the box but it came through in a ripped open opened box and returned box. I returned it. Next up a vacuum and obviously used and no box. Sent it back as well. I forgot over a few months and then bought an expensive flashlight. Opened, used and returned. Back it goes.

I'm done with that type of stuff from Amazon. I can buy the same things local for a few $$ more--but no hassle--and help those guys. There's also Lowes and Home Depot mail order that delivers free right to my door. No muss, no fuss and I get what I want.

I'm also done with Amazon. Thier "membership" fee has gone out of site; no longer a big advantage over local suppliers. And their deivery dates have become simply wishful thinking. Actual delivery usually is several days after thier promised date. New moto for me is to check around for better price and delivery.