using 12v lights in a 24v environment

[juanprado]

I saw a few posts that reference using two 12v lights in a 24v mv but I do not understand the wiring lay out.

Could someone explain how or post a diagram for "Wiring Dummies" (me)

Thanks,

 

[patracy]

Wire the lights in series I would assume. Course, then the fun becomes finding out which bulb is burnt out...

 

[gringeltaube]

Only two choices really, but.... according to Mr. Murphy... one will first disassemble the one that is NOT burnt...


G.

 

[Heath_h49008]

The short version, you can take 2 12 volt lights... say some KC Daylighters... and connect them in series. Battery/switch to Positive light#1, negative light #1 to positive light #2, and negative light #2 to ground.

It's easier to just get the right 24V bulbs.

 

[m16ty]

Yea, just wire them in series ( + in to one light, - out to the + of the other light, ground the - on the second light).

This is how I have the pyro and boost gauge lights on my deuce wired. I could have just swapped to 24v bulbs but the gauges came with 12v so I just wired them in series. The only problem is if one light burns out, the other one will go out also.

 

[papakb]

Wiring bulbs in series sounds like a great plan and will work electrically but anyone think about where the bulbs get used? You can't get 2 bulbs into a composite light that I know of and wiring headlights or taillights in series just doesn't make sense. Not when you start running extra wires around to put them in series.

If you want dual voltage lamps get the 10 to 30 volt LED lamps that are on the market today and be done with worrying about what you have in the system

Kurt

 

[doghead]

It gets complicated to wire in series when the 12v light fixture is grounded by it's mounting hardware.