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Need help with off road lights

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by TacoTony44, May 10, 2021.

  1. May 10, 2021 at 3:16 PM
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    TacoTony44

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    Yes, assuming you want to operate all four with a single trigger. Be sure to wire the lights in parallel.
     
  3. May 10, 2021 at 8:08 PM
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    Yep, will work perfect
     
  4. May 11, 2021 at 9:24 AM
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  5. May 11, 2021 at 10:17 AM
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    So take all the hots and wire them together into one wire, and do the same with the ground? In essence turning 8 wires into two? Sorry for the dumb questions, I'm not electrically inclined
     
  6. May 11, 2021 at 10:34 AM
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    Correct. The easiest way to do it is to run hot and ground wires to your furthest light, then t-tap the rest into those. You can ground each light separately, but for ease of troubleshooting I like to ground all of mine to the same point, usually the closest bolt to light #1. Either way its loads easier than running 8 wires all the way back to your relay. Just be sure to use a sufficient wire thickness as your main branch. 14 gauge at the barest minimum, 12 gauge recommended.

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  7. May 11, 2021 at 11:55 AM
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    Thank you
     
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    Dont' forget to use the wire loom, helps to protect and makes your work look top notch.
     
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  9. May 13, 2021 at 2:24 PM
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    So what would happen if I ran the lights in series, which is what Im planning to do with my switches?
     
  10. May 13, 2021 at 2:49 PM
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    They won't get the current they need.

    Switches in series? Not sure I know what you mean by that. There should be one per circuit.
     
  11. May 13, 2021 at 3:25 PM
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    Oh ya i see the current is split between the lights in series, and i misspoke myself the switches are in parallel.
     
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