LED install question

[blackcup]

Hey guys ... I am just about to tackle my LED install and I was wondering a few things. I am a total newbie to this so I just had a question.

I have 2 x 6' RGB strips and 14 LED cupholders. I also have a boat plug LED light from Diablo Royale. Here is the link:

http://boatpluglight.com/products/y-...on-3000-lumens

1 - can I just wire all of these up to the existing courtesy light switch on the boat now? Or will all of these be too much of a power draw on them?

2 - I only want the blue from the RGB strips ... can I just eliminate the need for a controller?

I was going to have an installer do this for me but now I feel like just tackling it myself.

Thanks!

[mmandley]

Yes you can wire them all into the courtesy light switch, LEDS are very low power draw.

[icemanftr]

That's what I did.


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[mcdye]

what size wire do you use from the led strip to the power? I have plenty of Cat 5 wire.

[icemanftr]

what size wire do you use from the led strip to the power? I have plenty of Cat 5 wire.

I used 16g I had laying around.

[blackcup]

I think I am going to put all the interior LEDs on their own ACC switch ... maybe keep the courtesy lights separate from the LEDs in case I just want one or the other?

I will probably wire the drain plug light into the NAV light so that whenever the boat is being driven at night the underwater LED will be on.

What does everyone else do?

[russellsmojo]

Hey guys ... I am just about to tackle my LED install and I was wondering a few things. I am a total newbie to this so I just had a question.

I have 2 x 6' RGB strips and 14 LED cupholders. I also have a boat plug LED light from Diablo Royale. Here is the link:

http://boatpluglight.com/products/y-...on-3000-lumens

1 - can I just wire all of these up to the existing courtesy light switch on the boat now? Or will all of these be too much of a power draw on them?

2 - I only want the blue from the RGB strips ... can I just eliminate the need for a controller?

I was going to have an installer do this for me but now I feel like just tackling it myself.

Thanks!

Have you fitted the plug light? I bought the triple one in all brass. It would work with wakeplate. I am going to swap it out and would like to know if yours works.

[blackcup]

Not yet nope ... pretty eager to get it on there and see what it looks like. Sounds like we have the same one

[russellsmojo]

Not yet nope ... pretty eager to get it on there and see what it looks like. Sounds like we have the same one

Heck. I cannot type. I may have drank too much lake water today or cold beer. Ha My boat plug light would not fit. The wake plate was all in the way. Hoping yours fits so I can swap for one like yours. I have this one.

[trayson]

Heck. I cannot type. I may have drank too much lake water today or cold beer. Ha My boat plug light would not fit. The wake plate was all in the way. Hoping yours fits so I can swap for one like yours. I have this one.

I'm pretty sure that I've heard of people making an adapter that moves those LED light plugs up so they don't interfere with the wakeplate. I'd imagine that you'd need a couple 90 degree elbows. if the elbows are Female/Female, than you'd need a couple of pipe nipples too.