PhilProp 51 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 hi i think this is the right place to put this so here goes. i am stripping my lamp down to re wire it all properly and put faster flow wire etc to reduce battery loss and restrictions to increase life in battery and lamp brightness but i was wondering if it matters if you have too much wire i.e longer wiring from lamp n batt as i know if you use shorter leads you can short circuit the batterys. i was wondering if longer leads affect it in either loss of power etc etc. any help would be very appreciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 hi i think this is the right place to put this so here goes. i am stripping my lamp down to re wire it all properly and put faster flow wire etc to reduce battery loss and restrictions to increase life in battery and lamp brightness but i was wondering if it matters if you have too much wire i.e longer wiring from lamp n batt as i know if you use shorter leads you can short circuit the batterys. i was wondering if longer leads affect it in either loss of power etc etc. any help would be very appreciated fook knows but i got one of them 170 copies and the lead was massive, i cut it long enough to go from the battery, through the inside of the belt and then enough to the lamp to allow it to be moved with ease. normally rewire lightforce lamps as the connectors are shite only being held in place by springs not soldered. battery life will be limited by the power of the bulb not so much the wireing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest long-tail Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 not sure exactly but i think you only get volt drop on an exceptionaly long piece of cable thats why its rated differently for certain electrical circuits,so unless your plugging it in at home and reeling miles of extension lead across fields dont think it matters to much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhilProp 51 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Cheers and yes its a lightforce but give it its due its been used solid for a good 5 years and only just started playing up. I have got a good length of cable but ive put it so it can b extened out fully but when bot needed it jus sits in the bag lol. Thats another reason i chose sone high flow cable to minimise the loss. And im running a 22ah lithium battery. Well thanks agen ill continue my rewiring and sort it properly lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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