Rob J. 1,942 #1 Posted April 8, 2022 I’m sure this is done all the time but my attempt to brighten up the bucket. I used aluminum pipe tape. Have some 6000 lumen LED’s going in. Should be bright. 4 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,828 #2 Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) @Achto just did a resto on one and used a chrome plating paint of sorts on it. Post 158 I tried polishing one once but didn’t have the right tool to get in there for a shine finnish. Edited April 8, 2022 by WHX?? 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,590 #3 Posted April 8, 2022 Nice work Rob! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #4 Posted April 9, 2022 12 hours ago, Rob J. said: I’m sure this is done all the time but my attempt to brighten up the bucket. I used aluminum pipe tape. Have some 6000 lumen LED’s going in. Should be bright. Looks great! just a question do those led's have cooling fans? If they really are 6000lumens, that would draw around 600w from the electrical system and would be generating a lot of heat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #5 Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Maxwell-8 said: Looks great! just a question do those led's have cooling fans? If they really are 6000lumens, that would draw around 600w from the electrical system and would be generating a lot of heat. I think with an LED this would be more like 50 watts @ 12v. So about 4 amps. But if it is only a 3 amp charging circuit, it will be a net drain on the battery. Edited April 9, 2022 by Handy Don 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,590 #6 Posted April 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Handy Don said: I think with an LED this would be more like 50 watts @ 12v. So about 4 amps. But if it is only a 3 amp charging circuit, it will be a net drain on the battery. He's got a '73 with a Kohler 8 so it likely has a 15 amp output. Should be good 👍👍 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,828 #7 Posted April 9, 2022 1 hour ago, ebinmaine said: Should be good Way good ... my measurements on led bulbs show they draw alot less than what guys think they do. Since one can't really read resistance on them and plug that into Ohm's law the only way to know is actually measure the amp draw. They really do throw a monkey wrench at Mr Ohm since there is no way that I know of to convert lumens to amps. Remember they are rated in EQUIVELENT watts so the rated wattage is useless as far as using it in math. You ever got nothing better to do @squonk bust out yer Fluke and see what yours draw. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #8 Posted April 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Ohm's law Uncle Jim these youngins have no idea watt youre talking about. If it aint on a smartphone ain't happening! LOL 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,828 #9 Posted April 9, 2022 Just now, JoeM said: no idea watt youre talking about. Well watt the hell?!?!? .... 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,590 #10 Posted April 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, WHX?? said: no way that I know of to convert lumens to amps To confuse that even further... I've read that "lumens" does actually have a definite number but the rating is grossly over exaggerated by many sellers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,828 #11 Posted April 9, 2022 Just now, ebinmaine said: over exaggerated by many sellers. True ... many manufactures like to blow their own horn. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,598 #12 Posted April 9, 2022 20 minutes ago, JoeM said: Uncle Jim these youngins have no idea watt youre talking about. If it aint on a smartphone ain't happening! LOL 18 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Well watt the hell?!?!? .... 13 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: To confuse that even further... I've read that "lumens" does actually have a definite number but the rating is grossly over exaggerated by many sellers. 12 minutes ago, WHX?? said: True ... many manufactures like to blow their own horn. An Illuminating Saturday Morning Haiku… ohms watts lumens amps we need to go and ask gramps just turn on the lights 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,664 #13 Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) From what I can find I don't think any of the 1156 led blubs pull as much as 1 amp. I found one that was .0.58 amp. calming 6500 K. Edited April 9, 2022 by Lee1977 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,074 #14 Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) Maybe @Rob J. meant to say 6000k… is that the same as 6000 lumens ? I am putting these in my 1984 Work Horse GT-1600 which I believe charges at about 3-4 amps… Will they be okay ? Hope I’m not highjacking this thread… BTW, what does that actually mean ? Edited April 9, 2022 by Horse Newbie 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #15 Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Maybe @Rob J. meant to say 6000k… is that the same as 6000 linens ? I am putting these in my 1984 Work Horse GT-1600 which I believe charges at about 3-4 amps… Will they be okay ? Hope I’m not highjacking this thread… BTW, what does that actually mean ? If you can trust the label, it claims 9w power consumption per lamp. Mr. Ohm says W ÷ V = A. So 9 ÷ 12 = .67 amps each. So less than 1.4 amps together. If the only other loads are charging the battery and running the tractor, you will be just fine. BTW: - lumens is a measure of brightness or total quantity of light energy in the visible spectrum (i.e. light humans can see) - K is a measure of the color of the light (6000K is a very white light with a tinge of blue, lower numbers have more yellow) Enjoy! Edited April 9, 2022 by Handy Don 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth R Cluley 527 #16 Posted April 9, 2022 Didn't they used to rate output by Candlepower or some sort of rating related to how many candles would generate that much light? (example of hi-jacking) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth R Cluley 527 #17 Posted April 9, 2022 Candlepower x 12.57 = Lumens. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,598 #18 Posted April 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Hope I’m not highjacking this thread… BTW, what does that actually mean ? It means posting something unrelated to the thread, thus highjacking it’s original purpose… Think “squirrel!!!”… Your post was totally fine and not a highjack as it was related to the thread purpose… Highjack spoiler: “but I just write Haikus… so what do I know? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,150 #19 Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, WHX?? said: Way good ... my measurements on led bulbs show they draw alot less than what guys think they do. Since one can't really read resistance on them and plug that into Ohm's law the only way to know is actually measure the amp draw. They really do throw a monkey wrench at Mr Ohm since there is no way that I know of to convert lumens to amps. Remember they are rated in EQUIVELENT watts so the rated wattage is useless as far as using it in math. You ever got nothing better to do @squonk bust out yer Fluke and see what yours draw. I use these bulbs now. Nice and bright and my meter shows they draw a tenth of an amp. I had the tractor at the Steam Pageant and a guy comes up to me and tells me the lights kept turning on an off all night by themselves. (problem with the rocker switch) and the battery would still start the tractor without charging it. They are rated at 1.7 watts. $28 for the 2 Edited April 9, 2022 by squonk 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob J. 1,942 #20 Posted April 9, 2022 Sorry yes 6000k white light. Geez don’t make a mistake on this site. But yeah thanks for correcting me. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,235 #21 Posted April 9, 2022 23 minutes ago, Rob J. said: Sorry yes 6000k white light. Geez don’t make a mistake on this site. But yeah thanks for correcting me. Actually, 6000 lumens is feasible. A medium-sized ATV or off-road vehicle lightbar will throw that much light and I've got one only slightly smaller on one of our tractors! The package stated 900lm (luminous flux?) in excruciating fine print! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwell-8 4,277 #22 Posted April 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Handy Don said: I think with an LED this would be more like 50 watts @ 12v. So about 4 amps. But if it is only a 3 amp charging circuit, it will be a net drain on the battery. 50w x70lumens/watt= 3500 lumens, 4 hours ago, Handy Don said: Actually, 6000 lumens is feasible. You need to be able to cool that. their are a lot of false claims on those led bars concerning output. I have one of those, claimed 150w, 10000lumens, yet my Olight 1000 lumen handheld flashlight is equally bright. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,828 #23 Posted April 9, 2022 Just for grins put an ampmeter on @Achto 867 resto. 1 amp both bulbs and very bright. Specs wasn't listed on the package but he said they were in the jungle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,601 #24 Posted April 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Specs wasn't listed on the package but he said they were in the jungle. From the specs on the Jungle site. 【Specification & Note】Voltage: DC 12V. Power: 7W/Bulb. Lumen: 3200LM/Pair. Color: 6000K white. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,083 #25 Posted April 10, 2022 I used chrome tape in my FILs Charger, with LEDs. Worked great! Makes you wonder what the old incandescent lights were even for, because they are about 1/4 as bright as LEDs. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
