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2 Led bars 35 amps power source ?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Stumpjumper, Sep 28, 2017.

  1. Sep 28, 2017 at 7:28 AM
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    I thought about going directly to battery but really did not want power to switch unless truck was running. I ran KCs on Tacoma pulling 42 amps off the fuse box so I would think I am fine with LEDs on Tundra. Right now I have a add-a-tap on one of the headlight circuits running to 32" bar. Plan to do same when I add 40". Not sure what the overall capacity of the factory box is. I assume since I have a SR5 with open slots I have no worries.
     
  2. Sep 28, 2017 at 11:25 AM
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    Just realized what I did different from Tacoma. When I install the 40" bar I will power switch off the add-a-tap and lights off the battery. On the Tacoma I made my own wire harness. The light I bought for Tundra came with one. The switch on the harness gets power off relay and is always hot if relay is powered off battery. Still would be nice to know what the capacity I on the box under the hood.
     
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    If it were me I'd run the relay straight to the battery or wherever you have it currently, cut the wire powering the switch and run it to an ignition hot circuit like a power outlet.
     
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    A little of this and a little of that.
    If I may ask @Stumpjumper : why don’t you just use a harness, relay and switch? You can get them on Amazon all day for $12 or so...

    Just curious as to why you’re doing it this way. You know what they say: There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
     
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  5. Oct 2, 2017 at 6:36 PM
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    I have all that. The question was to draw power off battery or fuse box. When I add the second light bar I am going to run power off battery and activate switch using add a tap off fuse box. Right now I am getting power from add a tap. Using the fuse box to activate switch is how I had the KCs wired on Tacoma. I had a BF when I wired the current light bar thinking that powering off battery would enable lights to be switched on without ignition on.
     
  6. Oct 3, 2017 at 2:58 AM
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    Just to clarify. If I had hooked up the wire harness that came with my light bar exactly as designed the switch would be hot full time. The trigger for the switch comes off the relay.
     

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